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  • BS EN ISO 16017-1:2001

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    Indoor, ambient and workplace air. Sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds by sorbent tube/thermal desorption/capillary gas chromatography Pumped sampling

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  21-09-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principle
    5 Reagents and materials
    6 Apparatus
    7 Sample tube conditioning
    8 Calibration of pump
    9 Sampling
    10 Procedure
          10.1 Safety precautions
          10.2 Desorption and analysis
          10.3 Calibration
          10.4 Determination of sample concentration
          10.5 Determination of desorption efficiency
    11 Calculations
          11.1 Mass concentration of analyte
          11.2 Volume concentration of analyte
    12 Interferences
    13 Performance characteristics
    14 Test report
    15 Quality control
    Annex A (normative) Determination of breakthrough
                          volumes for gas standards
    Annex B (normative) Determination of breakthrough
                          volume from the extrapolated
                          retention volume
    Annex C (informative) Description of sorbent types
    Annex D (informative) Guidance on sorbent selection
    Annex E (informative) Guidance on sorbent use
    Annex F (informative) Summary of data on overall
                          uncertainty, precision, bias
                          and storage
    Bibliography

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    Provides guidelines for the sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air. It applies to ambient, indoor and workplace atmospheres and the assessment of emissions from materials in small- or full-scale test chambers.

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    Committee EH/2/3
    Development Note Supersedes 98/564968 DC. (05/2005) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, June 2006. (05/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    12/30248026 DC : 0 BS 8576 - GUIDANCE ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR GROUND GAS - PERMANENT GASES AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS)
    BS 8576:2013 Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

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    ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
    EN 1076:2009 Workplace exposure - Procedures for measuring gases and vapours using pumped samplers - Requirements and test methods
    EN 482:2012+A1:2015 Workplace exposure - General requirements for the performance of procedures for the measurement of chemical agents
    ISO 6349:1979 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures Permeation method
    ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
    ISO 6145-5:2009 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures using dynamic volumetric methods Part 5: Capillary calibration devices
    ISO 6145-4:2004 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures using dynamic volumetric methods Part 4: Continuous syringe injection method
    ISO 6145-3:1986 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures Dynamic volumetric methods Part 3: Periodic injections into a flowing gas stream
    ISO 6145-1:2003 Gas analysis Preparation of calibration gas mixtures using dynamic volumetric methods Part 1: Methods of calibration
    ISO 6141:2015 Gas analysis Contents of certificates for calibration gas mixtures
    EN 1232:1997 Workplace atmospheres - Pumps for personal sampling of chemical agents - Requirements and test methods
    ISO 6145-6:2017 Gas analysis — Preparation of calibration gas mixtures using dynamic methods — Part 6: Critical flow orifices
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