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Registration. When specified, the type II shall be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as a sanitizer in accordance with 40 CFR 162, Regulations for the Enforcement of the Federal or bacteriostat Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
Certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description, and that the product conforms to the producers own drawings, specification, standards, and quality assurance practices, and is the same product sold to the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for the under the provisions of the contract.
Packaging, packing, and marking. Packaging, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract order.
Note: The types of cleaners covered by this specification are intended for use in the general purpose maintenance cleaning of rugs and upholstery. The cleaning should be done in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction.
The code of Federal Regulations may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
MILITARY INTEREST: CIVIL
AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITIES:
Army- GL GSA-FSS
Air Force – 99 CPS
Review Activities EPA
Army – MD VA-OSS
Air Force – 03 Preparing actitvies:
User Activities GSA-FSS
Navy – MS, SH
REQUIREMENTS
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Type I Type II Type III Characteristics Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Test Method |
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Nonvolatile matter (%) 55 75 15.0 -- 10.0 -- ASTM D 820 pH (undiluted) -- -- 7.0 9.6 7.0 10.0 ASTM E 70 Surface Tension (dynes/cm) -- -- 24 37 24 37 ASTM D 1331 Alcohol Soluble organic matter (%) -- -- 6.0 15.0 4.3 9.6 ASTM D 820 Free Alkali -- -- -- 0 -- 0 ASTM D 820 Distillation range (oC) 90 190 -- -- -- -- ASTM D 1078 |
This issue of each AStm method in effect on the date of the solicitation shall be used to determine compliance with stated requirements.
Foam stability (type II). The product shall have a minimum of 200 ml of foam after standing 1 minute, and still have a minimum of 150 ml of foam after standing 15 minutes when tested as follows:
Make a 20 grain hard water solution of product in accordance with the use dilution ratio recommended on the product label. Place 50 ml of the solution in a 250 ml glass stoppered graduated cylinder. Stopper the cylinder. Stopper the cylinder ahd shake by inversion for 1 minute. Place the cylinder in an upright position on a table, remove the stopper, wait 1 minute and read the net column of foam. Measure the foam height again after 15 minutes.
Foam stability (type III). The product shall have some of the foam remaining after a period of 30 minutes and 75 percent of the test paper shall be wet after 30 minutes. When tested as follows:
Spray the product for two seconds onto the center of a 6 + ¼ inch circular piece of Whatman No. 1 filter paper. Allow the foam to remain on the filter paper for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, examine for presence of foam and for the amount of paper wetted by the product.
Color (all types). The product sha;; not impart any color to the fabric, when tested as follows:
Apply the product to swatches of unbleached, uncoloured wool fabric in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions on the label. Let the fabric stand for 1 hour and examine visually for any change in the color of the fabric.
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