What is ISO 17072-2 - Chemical determination of total metal content of leather about?

ISO 17072-2 specifies a method for the determination of the total metal content in leather using digestion of the leather and subsequent determination with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) or spectrometry of atomic fluorescence (SFA).

ISO 17072‑2 is applicable for determining the following metals:

Aluminium (Al)	Copper (Cu)	Potassium (K)
Antimony (Sb)	Iron (Fe)	Selenium (Se)
Arsenic (As)	Lead (Pb)	Silicon (Si)
Barium (Ba)	Magnesium (Mg)	Sodium (Na)
Cadmium (Cd)	Manganese (Mn)	Tin (Sn)
Calcium (Ca)	Mercury (Hg)	Titanium (Ti)
Chromium (Cr) (except chromium-tanned leathers)	Molybdenum (Mo)	Zinc (Zn)
Cobalt (Co) Nickel (Ni) Zirconium (Zr)

Note: ISO 17072-2 is also suitable for determining Boron (B) in leather.

Who is ISO 17072-2 - Chemical determination of total metal content of leather for?

ISO 17072-2 on Chemical determination of metal content in leather is applicable to:

Leather manufacturer
Leather testing laboratory

Why should you use ISO 17072-2 - Chemical determination of total metal content of leather?

ISO 17072-2 benefits the users to know the total content of the heavy metals which is relatively high density and is harmful to the customers.

ISO 17072-2 benefits you to protect their brand with quality assurance and customers confidence and be prepared for the risk assessments.

ISO 17072-2 ensures compliance as well as the ecolabel which means eco-friendly to use.

BS EN ISO 17072-2:2019

Leather. Chemical determination of metal content - Total metal content

Published:

30 Apr 2019

Withdrawn:

21 Nov 2022