EN 17131-2:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2025
Tekstilije in tekstilni izdelki - Določevanje nekaterih preostalih topil - 2. del:
Določevanje benzena, metoda z uporabo "headspace" plinske kromatografije
Textiles and textile products - Determination of certain residual solvents - Part 2:
Determination of benzene, method using headspace gas chromatography
Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Bestimmung von bestimmten Lösemittelrückständen -
Teil 2: Bestimmung von Benzol, Verfahren mittels Headspace-Gaschromatographie
Textiles et produits textiles - Détermination de certains solvants résiduels - Partie 2 :
Détermination du benzène, méthode par chromatographie en phase gazeuse à espace
de tête
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17131-2:2025
ICS:
59.080.01 Tekstilije na splošno Textiles in general
71.040.50 Fizikalnokemijske analitske Physicochemical methods of
metode analysis
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17131-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.080.01 Supersedes EN 17131:2019
English Version
Textiles and textile products - Determination of certain
residual solvents - Part 2: Determination of benzene,
method using headspace gas chromatography
Textiles et produits textiles - Détermination de certains Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Bestimmung
solvants résiduels - Partie 2 : Détermination du bestimmter Lösemittelrückstände - Teil 2: Bestimmung
benzène, méthode par chromatographie en phase von Benzol, Verfahren mittels Headspace-
gazeuse à espace de tête Gaschromatographie
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 January 2025.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents . 5
6 Apparatus . 6
7 Preparation of test samples . 7
7.1 Sampling . 7
7.2 Preparation of test specimens . 7
7.3 Preparation of a blank . 7
8 Procedure. 7
8.1 Determination with HS-GC-MS . 7
8.2 Calibration . 7
8.3 Determination with HS-GC-MS . 7
9 Expression of results . 7
9.1 Calculation . 7
9.2 Reliability of the method . 8
10 Test report . 8
Annex A (informative) Example of instrumental conditions. 9
Annex B (informative) Reliability of the method. 10
Bibliography . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 17131-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles
and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2025, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 17131-2:2019.
This document is Part 2 of the EN 17131 series of standards under the title Textiles and textile products
— Determination of certain residual solvents:
— Part 1: Determination of aprotic solvents, method using gas chromatography;
— Part 2: Determination of benzene, method using headspace gas chromatography (this document).
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
In Europe, according to Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No
1907/2006 (REACH) by Entry 72 [1], (a) clothing or related accessories; (b) textiles other than clothing
which, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, come into contact with human skin to
an extent similar to clothing; (c) footwear, are not to be placed on the market after 1 November 2020, if
they contain more than 5 mg/kg of benzene.
This restriction does not apply to: (a) clothing, related accessories or footwear, or parts of clothing,
related accessories or footwear, made exclusively of natural leather, fur or hide; (b) non-textile fasteners
and non-textile decorative attachments; (c) second-hand clothing, related accessories, textiles other than
clothing or footwear; (d) wall-to-wall carpets and textile floor coverings for indoor use, rugs and runners.
It also does not apply to clothing, related accessories, textiles other than clothing, or footwear within the
scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment or Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on
medical devices. The restriction on textiles other than clothing does not apply to disposable textiles.
“Disposable textiles” means textiles that are designed to be used only once or for a limited time and are
not intended for subsequent use for the same or a similar purpose.
Although the Regulation [1] excludes non-textile fastenings and decorative items, this method is also
suitable for such components.
WARNING — The use of this document involves hazardous materials. It does not purport to
address all of the safety or environmental problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of users of this document to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and health of
personnel and the environment prior to application of the document and fulfil statutory and
regulatory requirements for this purpose.
1 Scope
This document specifies a method using headspace gas chromatography and mass selective spectroscopy
(HS-GC-MS) for detection and quantification of benzene in components of textile products.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
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