NF ISO 16000-6
Indoor air - Part 6 : determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA(R) sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS or MS/FID
ISO 16000-6:2011 specifies a method for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and in air sampled for the determination of the emission of VOCs from building products or materials and other products used in indoor environments using test chambers and test cells. The method uses Tenax TAÒ sorbent with subsequent thermal desorption and gas chromatographic analysis employing a capillary column or columns and a flame ionization detector and/or a mass spectrometric detector. The method is applicable to the measurement of non-polar and slightly polar VOCs at concentrations ranging from sub-micrograms per cubic metre to several milligrams per cubic metre. Using the principles specified in this method, an annex describes how some very volatile compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds can also be analysed.
ISO 16000-6:2011 specifies a method for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and in air sampled for the determination of the emission of VOCs from building products or materials and other products used in indoor environments using test chambers and test cells. The method uses Tenax TAÒ sorbent with subsequent thermal desorption and gas chromatographic analysis employing a capillary column or columns and a flame ionization detector and/or a mass spectrometric detector.
The method is applicable to the measurement of non-polar and slightly polar VOCs at concentrations ranging from sub-micrograms per cubic metre to several milligrams per cubic metre. Using the principles specified in this method, an annex describes how some very volatile compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds can also be analysed.
ISO 16000-6:2004 specifies a method for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and in air sampled for the determination of the emission of VOCs from building materials using test chambers and cells. The method is based on use of Tenax TA® sorbent with subsequent thermal desorption and gas chromatographic analysis. The method is applicable to the measurement of non-polar and slightly polar VOCs in a concentration range of sub-microgram per cubic metre to up to several milligrams per cubic metre. Using the principles described in this method, some very volatile compounds and semivolatile organic compounds can also be analysed.
This document specifies a method for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in indoor air and in air sampled for the determination of the emission from products or materials used in indoor environments (according to ISO 16000‑1) using test chambers and test cells. The method uses sorbent sampling tubes with subsequent thermal desorption (TD) and gas chromatographic (GC) analysis employing a capillary column and a mass spectrometric (MS) detector with or without an additional flame ionisation detector (FID)[13]. The method is applicable to the measurement of most GC-compatible vapour-phase organic compounds at concentrations ranging from micrograms per cubic metre to several milligrams per cubic metre. Many very volatile organic compounds (VVOC) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) can be analysed depending on the sorbents used.
- Avant-proposiv
- Introductionvi
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1 Domaine d'application1
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2 Références normatives1
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3 Termes et définitions2
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4 Principe2
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5 Réactifs et matériaux3
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6 Appareillage5
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7 Conditionnement et conservation des tubes à sorbant6
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7.1 Conditionnement6
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7.2 Conservation des tubes à sorbant conditionnés avant échantillonnage6
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8 Échantillonnage7
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8.1 Échantillonnage d'air intérieur7
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8.2 Échantillonnage d'air en chambre d'essai7
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8.3 Volumes de prélèvement7
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8.4 Conservation des échantillons chargés8
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8.5 Échantillons blancs8
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9 Analyse8
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9.1 Généralités8
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9.2 Désorption thermique8
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9.3 Programmation des températures9
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9.4 Analyse des échantillons9
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10 Identification de COV individuels9
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11 Concentration des analytes dans l'air échantillonné10
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11.1 Généralités10
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11.2 Composés organiques volatils10
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11.3 Composés organiques volatils totaux11
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11.4 Composés de COTV et de COSV observés en dehors de la gamme de COVT11
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12 Caractéristiques de performance12
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13 Rapport d'essai13
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14 Contrôle qualité13
- Annexe A (informative) Exemples de composés détectés dans l'air intérieur et émanant des produits de construction dans les chambres d'essai15
- Annexe B (informative) Volumes limites de prélèvement des vapeurs organiques sélectionnées et échantillonnées sur Tenax TA21
- Annexe C (informative) Récupération des solvants après conservation dans des tubes à sorbant Tenax TA.23
- Annexe D (informative) Dosage des composés organiques très volatils et semi-volatils parallèlement aux composés organiques volatils25
- Bibliographie31
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