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  • EN 16516:2017

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    Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into indoor air

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    Superseded date:  31-07-2020

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    Published date:  04-10-2017

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    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

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    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.

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    Committee CEN/TC 351
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 16516 & CEN/TS 16516. (10/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    CEN/TR 17113:2017 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Radiation from construction products - Dose assessment of emitted gamma radiation
    PD CEN/TR 17113:2017 Construction products. Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Radiation from construction products. Dose assessment of emitted gamma radiation
    S.R. CEN/TR 17113:2017 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS - ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - RADIATION FROM CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS - DOSE ASSESSMENT OF EMITTED GAMMA RADIATION

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    ASTM D 7706 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Rapid Screening of VOC Emissions from Products Using Micro-Scale Chambers
    CEN/TS 16516:2013 Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into indoor air
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    EN ISO 12460-5:2015 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 5: Extraction method (called the perforator method) (ISO 12460-5:2015)
    EN ISO 12460-4:2016 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 4: Desiccator method (ISO 12460-4:2016)
    EN ISO 11890-2:2013 PAINTS AND VARNISHES - DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) CONTENT - PART 2: GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD (ISO 11890-2:2013)
    VDA 278 : 2011 THERMAL DESORPTION ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC EMISSIONS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF NON-METALLIC MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOBILES
    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 16017-1:2000)
    EN ISO 12460-3:2015 WOOD-BASED PANELS - DETERMINATION OF FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE - PART 3: GAS ANALYSIS METHOD (ISO 12460-3:2015)
    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)
    VDA 277 : 1995 NICHTMETALLISCHE WERKSTOFFE DER KFZ-INNENAUSSTATTUNG - BESTIMMUNG DER EMISSION ORGANISCHER VERBINDUNGEN
    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 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
    VDI 2083 Blatt 17:2013-06 Cleanroom technology - Compatibility of materials with the required cleanliness
    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 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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