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    BS EN 16516 - CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS - ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - DETERMINATION OF EMISSIONS INTO INDOOR AIR

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    Superseded date:  31-10-2017

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
    4 Intended conditions of use, emission
       scenarios and European reference room
    5 Product sampling and transport to the laboratory
    6 Handling of product samples in the laboratory
    7 Test chamber conditions
    8 Determination of vapour-phase organic
       compounds in test chamber air
    9 Calculation of specific emission rates and
       expression of results at the reference room
    10 Reporting for the horizontal reference method
    Annex A (informative) - Repeatability and reproducibility
    Annex B (informative) - Examples of indirect methods
            (also called simplified, screening, secondary, derived
            or alternative methods)
    Annex C (informative) - Information on very volatile
            organic compound (VVOC) testing
    Annex D (informative) - Example of a form for the
            sampling report
    Annex E (informative) - Example form for a chain
            of custody report
    Annex F (informative) - Benzene artefact generation
            on Tenax
    Annex G (normative) - List of VOCs
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee B/557
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 717-2:1994/AC:2002 WOOD-BASED PANELS - DETERMINATION OF FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE - PART 2: FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE BY THE GAS ANALYSIS METHOD
    EN 120:1992 Wood based panels - Determination of formaldehyde content - Extraction method called the perforator method
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    EN ISO 11890-2:2013 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) CONTENT - PART 2: GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD (ISO 11890-2:2013)
    EN 717-1:2004 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
    ISO 12219-3:2012 Interior air of road vehicles — Part 3: Screening method for the determination of the emissions of volatile organic compounds from vehicle interior parts and materials — Micro-scale chamber method
    EN ISO 16017-1 : 2000 INDOOR, AMBIENT AND WORKPLACE AIR - SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY SORBENT TUBE/THERMAL DESORPTION/CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY - PART 1: PUMPED SAMPLING
    ISO 13137:2013 Workplace atmospheres — Pumps for personal sampling of chemical and biological agents — Requirements and test methods
    EN 717-3:1996 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 3: Formaldehyde release by the flask method
    EN 14662-1:2005 Ambient air quality - Standard method for measurement of benzene concentrations - Part 1 : Pumped sampling followed by thermal desorption and gas chromatography
    ISO 16017-1:2000 Indoor, ambient and workplace air Sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds by sorbent tube/thermal desorption/capillary gas chromatography Part 1: Pumped sampling
    ASTM D 5582 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Levels from Wood Products Using a Desiccator
    EN ISO 13137:2013 Workplace atmospheres - Pumps for personal sampling of chemical and biological agents - Requirements and test methods (ISO 13137:2013)
    EN ISO 16000-11:2006 Indoor air - Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing - Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens (ISO 16000-11:2006)
    ISO 11890-1:2007 Paints and varnishes Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content Part 1: Difference method
    CEN/TR 16220:2011 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Complement to sampling
    ISO 12460-4:2016 Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde release Part 4: Desiccator method
    EN ISO 16000-9:2006/AC:2007 INDOOR AIR - PART 9: DETERMINATION OF THE EMISSION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM BUILDING PRODUCTS AND FURNISHING - EMISSION TEST CHAMBER METHOD
    EN ISO 16000-10:2006 Indoor air - Part 10: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing - Emission test cell method (ISO 16000-10:2006)
    EN 16687:2015 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Terminology
    ISO 16000-9:2006 Indoor air Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing Emission test chamber method
    EN ISO 17895:2005 Paints and varnishes - Determination of the volatile organic compound content of low-VOC emulsion paints (in-can VOC) (ISO 17895:2005)
    CEN/TR 16496:2013 Construction Products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Use of harmonised horizontal assessment methods
    ISO 12460-3:2015 Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde release Part 3: Gas analysis method
    EN ISO 11890-1:2007 Paints and varnishes - Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content - Part 1: Difference method (ISO 11890-1:2007)
    ISO 16000-3:2011 Indoor air — Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air — Active sampling method
    ISO 12460-1:2007 Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde release Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the 1-cubic-metre chamber method
    ISO 12460-5:2015 Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde release Part 5: Extraction method (called the perforator method)
    ISO 554:1976 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing Specifications
    ISO 16000-10:2006 Indoor air Part 10: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing Emission test cell method
    ISO 11890-2:2013 Paints and varnishes Determination of volatile organic compound (VOC) content Part 2: Gas-chromatographic method
    ISO 16000-11:2006 Indoor air Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens
    ISO 16000-6:2011 Indoor air Part 6: Determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS or MS-FID
    ISO 17895:2005 Paints and varnishes Determination of the volatile organic compound content of low-VOC emulsion paints (in-can VOC)
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