Laboratory Testing Services

  • Performance Testing
  • Does your product work? How does it perform compared to competitors? Does it meet specifications?
  • Dell Tech provides performance testing and guidance for product advertising claim validation and support.
  • Dell Tech provides performance testing to satisfy the requirements of Green Seal, Environmental Choice (EcologoTM) and Design for the Environment (DfE) certification standards
  • Specializing in soaps, detergents, household products and floor care
  • Hazards Classification
  • Dell Tech performs physical and chemical testing to determine hazards and classification of chemicals, mixtures and products for both the home and workplace as defined by WHMIS, OSHA, CCCR, CPSC, TDG, DOT, UN TDG and GHS
  • Methods include corrosion testing, flammability and aerosol flame projection and flashback testing
  • Test Methods
  • We offer an extensive list of current test methods, however new test methods are being added constantly; please contact us if you are interested in a specific test.

Green Seal Program

Product specific performance requirements for:

GS-08 Household cleaners
GC-11 Powdered laundry bleach
GS-37 Industrial and institutional cleaners
GS-40 Floor Care Products
GS-52 Dish and Specialty Cleaning Products

Environmental Choice / Ecologo TM Program

Product specific performance requirements for:

CCD-107 Cleaners - General Purpose
CCD-110 Cleaning and degreasing compounds: biologically-based
CCD-146 Hard surface cleaners
CCD-147 Hard floor care products
CCD-148 Carpet and Upholstery Care Products

EPA Design for the Environment (DfE) Formulator Program

Performance testing for:

Glass cleaners
General purpose cleaners
Washroom cleaners
Carpet cleaners
Floor care products
Laundry detergents
Graffiti removers
Marine cleaning products
Drain cleaners

Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations

Acid & Alkali Reserve Tests
Flash Point
Container Leak Test
Flame Projection/Flashback of aerosols

ASTM Methods

D56 Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D93 Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup
D523 Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss
D1133 Kauri-Butanol Value of Hydrocarbon Solvents
D1173 Test Method for Foaming Properties of Surface-Active Agents
D1792 Long Term Removability Properties of Emulsion Floor Polishes
D2024 Cloud Point of Nonionic Surfactants
D2047 Static Coefficient of Friction of Polish Coated Floor Surfaces as Measured By The James Machine
D2196 Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Materials by Rotational (Brookfield type) Viscometer
D2270 Calculating Viscosity Index From Kinematic Viscosity at 40 & 100 oC
D2486 Scrub Resistance of Wall Paints
D3049 Test Method for Synthetic Anionic Ingredient by Cationic Titration
D3556 Deposition on Glassware During Mechanical Dishwashing
D4265 Evaluating Stain Removal Performance in Home Laundering
D4488 Testing Cleaning Performance of Products Intended for Use on Resilient Flooring & Washable Walls
D4828 Practical Washability of Organic Coatings
D5343 Evaluating Performance of Ceramic Tile Cleaners
D6189 Evaluating the Efficiency of Chemical Removers for Organic Coatings
E70 pH of Aqueous Solutions with the Glass Electrode
G31 Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals

Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)

CAN/CGSB 2 Soaps and Detergents
CAN/CGSB 25 Waxes and Polishes

Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA™)

DCC-02 Floor Tile Cleaner
DCC-03 Rug Shampoo
DCC-05A Deposition on Glassware During Mechanical Dishwashing
DCC-09 Glass Cleaners
DCC-11 Home Laundering Pre-Wash Spotter Stain Removal
DCC-15 Measuring Degree of Surface Abrasion by Abrasive Cleaners
DCC-16 Evaluating the Efficacy of Bathroom Cleaners
DCC-17 Greasy Soil Test Method

 

Contact Me

Joe McCarthy, Lab Testing Services Coordinator
T:  519-858-5024
F: 519-858-5026
jmccarthy@delltech.com

 

About Joe McCarthy
Joe joined the Dell Tech team in 2001 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry & Environmental Sciences and employment experience in Chemistry and Quality Assurance. Joe oversees Dell Tech's laboratory operations, Ecologo and Green Seal initiatives, product-testing activities as well as spearheading client projects with Environment Canada regarding New Substance Notifications, Trade Secret Applications, Domestic Substance regulations and Natural Health Products.

Monday February 6th, 2012

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