This document specifies a reference method for the determination of emissions from coatings into indoor air. This method is applicable to volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds and volatile aldehydes. NOTE 1 This document is aimed at describing the overall procedure and makes use of existing standards mainly by normative reference complemented when necessary with additional or modified normative requirements. This document is mainly aimed at determining emission data in indoor air for the purpose of meeting national legislation requirements, and for the voluntary labelling of products. NOTE 2 Harmonized product standards for coatings falling under the CPR can refer to this standard for the intended conditions of use. This document applies to coatings for indoor use as listed in Clause 5. It is not applicable for: – coatings that are applied off site or coatings that are applied on site, prior to the structure being permanently weatherproof except for the product type category 7 as listed in Clause 5; – tinting pastes that are not ready for use as coating; – non film-forming products like e.g. waxes and impregnations.<\/p>\n
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| 2<\/td>\n | undefined <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative references <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 Terms relating to sampling and product <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 3.2 Terms relating to emissions into indoor air and associated laboratory testing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 3.3 Terms relating to determination of emitted substances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 3.4 Abbreviations 4 Principle <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 5 Product categories <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 6 Relevant substances emitted from coatings 7 Intended conditions of use, Emission scenarios and European reference room 7.1 Intended conditions of use and emission scenario 7.2 Reference room and emission scenario 7.2.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 7.2.2 Dimensions and loading factors in the reference room <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 7.3 Ventilation in the reference room 7.4 Climate conditions of the reference room 7.5 Time schedule of emission determination 8 Product sampling and transport 8.1 Population of the product to be considered for testing 8.2 Sampling 8.2.1 Quantity of sample 8.2.2 Multi-component products <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 8.2.3 Additional requirements from the testing laboratory for the product sampling plan 8.2.4 Sampling location 8.2.5 Packaging 8.2.6 Sample description and marking 8.3 Transport 8.4 Chain of custody <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 8.5 Dispatch of samples, time schedule 9 Handling of product samples in the laboratory 9.1 Storage 9.2 Preparation of test specimen: Coatings 9.2.1 General comments 9.2.2 The sample of coating to be tested <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 9.2.3 Application methods and conditions 9.2.4 Drying \/ preconditioning start time <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 9.3 Preparation of test specimen: coating systems 9.4 Preconditioning 9.4.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 9.4.2 Standard preconditioning 9.4.3 Extended preconditioning 10 Test chamber conditions 10.1 Principle 10.2 Dimensions of test specimen 10.3 Loading factor <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 10.4 Ventilation 10.5 Air velocity 10.6 Cleanliness of test chamber 10.7 Testing climate (temperature, relative humidity of supply air) 10.8 Storage of test specimen <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 10.9 Large products or inhomogeneous products 10.10 Volume of test chamber 10.11 Placement of test specimen in test chamber 11 Determination of vapour-phase organic compounds in test chamber air 11.1 Common requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | 11.2 Determination of VOCs and SVOCs in test chamber air 11.2.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | 11.2.2 Analytical system 11.2.2.1 General 11.2.2.2 Capillary GC column 11.2.2.3 Checks on analytical system performance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | 11.2.2.4 Analytical system performance criteria <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 31<\/td>\n | 11.2.2.5 Tune requirements for the mass spectrometer detector 11.2.2.6 Laboratory proficiency testing schemes and participation in round-robin exercises 11.2.3 Tube conditioning and laboratory blank tubes <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | 11.2.4 Sampling test chamber air 11.2.5 Identification, calibration and analysis 11.2.5.1 Identification 11.2.5.2 Quantification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 34<\/td>\n | 11.2.5.3 Reporting and quantification limits 11.2.5.4 Determining the quantification limit 11.2.5.5 Identified compounds (target and non-target compounds) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 35<\/td>\n | 11.2.5.6 Unidentified compounds 11.2.6 Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) and total semi-volatile organic compounds (TSVOC) 11.2.6.1 General background <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 36<\/td>\n | 11.2.6.2 Calculation of TVOC and TSVOC 11.3 Determination of formaldehyde and some other volatile and very volatile carbonyl compounds in test chamber air 11.3.1 General 11.3.2 Analytical system 11.3.3 Sampling test chamber air <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 37<\/td>\n | 11.3.4 Blank tubes 11.3.5 Identification, calibration and analysis 11.3.5.1 Identification 11.3.5.2 Quantification 11.4 Other general aspects of quality control 11.4.1 Laboratory quality checks <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 38<\/td>\n | 11.4.2 External references 12 Calculation of specific emission rates and expression of results at the reference room <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 41<\/td>\n | 13 Test report 13.1 General 13.2 Sampling 13.3 Handling of samples in the laboratory, preparation of test specimen <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 42<\/td>\n | 13.4 Test chamber conditions 13.5 Determination of vapour-phase organic compounds in test chamber air 13.6 Calculation of specific emission rates and expression of results in terms of air concentration in the reference room <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 43<\/td>\n | 14 “Indirect” methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 44<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative)Repeatability and reproducibility A.1 Repeatability A.2 Reproducibility <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 46<\/td>\n | Annex B (informative)Examples of indirect methods (also called simplified, screening, secondary, derived or alternative methods) B.1 General B.2 Indirect methods-emissions testing B.2.1 Emission cell B.2.2 Micro-chamber <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 47<\/td>\n | B.2.3 Thermal extraction B.3 Indirect methods specifying alternative procedures B.3.1 Headspace and in-can VOC determination B.3.2 VOC content determination B.3.3 Formaldehyde specific methods B.4 Other secondary methods \u2014 Prediction of results at specified time <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 48<\/td>\n | Annex C (informative)Information on very volatile organic compound (VVOC) testing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 49<\/td>\n | Annex D (informative)Example of a form for the sampling report <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 50<\/td>\n | Annex E (informative)Example of a form for a chain of custody report <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 51<\/td>\n | Annex F (informative)Benzene artefact generation on Tenax TA <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 52<\/td>\n | Annex G (normative)List of non-carcinogenic VOCs <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 60<\/td>\n | Annex H (informative)List of carcinogenic VOCs <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 62<\/td>\n | Annex I (informative)Overview of test procedure <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paints and varnishes. Assessment of emissions of substances from coatings into indoor air. Sampling, conditioning and testing<\/b><\/p>\n |