EN 16516:2017

European 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
11 Indirect methods
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 non-carcinogenic VOCs
Annex H (informative) - List of carcinogenic VOCs
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies a horizontal reference method for the determination of emissions of regulated dangerous substances from construction products into indoor air. This method is applicable to volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, and very volatile aldehydes. It is based on the use of a test chamber and subsequent analysis of the organic compounds by GC-MS or HPLC.NOTE 1Supplemental information is given on indirect test methods (see Annex B) and on measuring very volatile organic compounds (see Annex C).NOTE 2This European Standard describes the overall procedure and makes use of existing standards mainly by normative reference, complemented when necessary with additional or modified normative requirements.