# Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2009 of 23 July 2009 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1.5.3.1: Sampling

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For blankets and bats a 25 mm core sampler or cork borer is used to take samples of the cross-section. These should be equally spaced across the width of a small length of the blanket or taken from random areas if long lengths of the blanket are available. The same equipment can be used to extract random samples from loose fibre. Six samples should be taken when possible, to reflect spatial variations in the bulk material.
The six core samples should be crushed in a 50 mm diameter dye at 10 MPa. The material is mixed with spatula and re-pressed at 10 MPa. The material is then removed from the dye and stored in a sealed glass bottle.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/761/annex/II/division/1/division/1.5/division/1.5.3/division/1.5.3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761/annex-II/division-1/division-1.5/division-1.5.3/division-1.5.3.1
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