ASTM_D_7143_-_11.pdf

Designation:D714311Standard Practice forEmission Cells for the Determination of Volatile OrganicEmissions from Indoor Materials/Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7143;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis practice complements Guide D5116 and Practice D6670.1.Scope1.1 This practice is intended for determining volatile or-ganic compound(VOC)emissions from materials and productsusing emission cells.It can be applied in principle to mostconstruction materials and many products used indoors.Ob-jectives include:1.1.1 To provide manufacturers,builders,and end userswith emission data useful for evaluating the impact of buildingproducts,new or old,on indoor air concentrations in a modelroom.1.1.2 To promote the development of products with lowerVOC emissions.1.2 This practice is for identifying emitted VOCs and fordetermining the area specific emission rate of VOCs fromnewly produced building products under defined climate con-ditions.The method can also be applied to aged products.1.3 In accordance with the definition of an emission cell,itis also possible to perform nondestructive emission measure-ments on building products on-site in buildings.However,theprocedure for such measurements is not described in thisstandard.1.4 This practice describes the design,construction,perfor-mance evaluation and use of emission cells for VOC emissiontesting.Sampling,transport and storage of materials to betested,and preparation of test specimens are also described.1.5 Air sampling and analytical methods for the determina-tion of VOCs are described in Practice D6196.Alternativesampling and analytical approaches for formaldehyde andother carbonyls are described in Test Method D5197.NOTE1All volatile(vapor-phase)carbonyls except formaldehyde canbe analyzed by either Practice D6196 or by Test Method D5197.NOTE2Direct-reading instruments can also be applied for specificobjectives.NOTE3Some volatile inorganic compounds can,in principle,also beanalyzed(for example,ammonia).1.6 An example of an emission cell is described in Appen-dix X2 of this practice.1.7 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis ofAtmospheresD1914 Practice for Conversion Units and Factors Relating toSampling and Analysis of AtmospheresD5116 Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber De-terminations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/ProductsD5197 Test Method for Determination of Formaldehyde andOther Carbonyl Compounds inAir(Active Sampler Meth-odology)D5337 Practice for Flow Rate Adjustment of Personal Sam-pling PumpsD6196 Practice for Selection of Sorbents,Sampling,andThermal Desorption Analysis Procedures for Volatile Or-ganic Compounds in AirD6330 Practice for Determination of Volatile Organic Com-pounds(Excluding Formaldehyde)Emissions from Wood-Based Panels Using Small Environmental Chambers Un-der Defined Test ConditionsD6670 Practice for Full-Scale Chamber Determination ofVolatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D22 on Air Qualityand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air.Current edition approved March 1,2011.Published March 2011.Originallyapproved in 2005.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D7143-05.DOI:10.1520/D7143-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D7339 Test Method for Determination of Volatile OrganicCompounds Emitted from Carpet using a Specific SorbentTube and Thermal Desorption/Gas Chromatography2.2 Others Standards and Documents:EN 196-1 Methods of Testing CementPart 1:Determina-tion of StrengthEN 428 Resilient Floor CoveringsDetermination of Over-all ThicknessEN 430 Resilient Floor CoveringsDetermination of Massper Unit AreaEN 927-1 Paints and VarnishesCoating Materials andCoating Systems for Exterior WoodEN 1937 Test Method for Hydraulic Setting Floor Smooth-ing and/or Leveling CompoundsStandard Mixing Pro-ceduresEN 13892-1 Methods of Test for Screed MaterialsPart 2:Sampling,Making,and Curing Specimens for TestISO 554 Standard Atmospheres for Conditioning and/orTestingISO 1765 Machine-Made Textile Floor CoveringsDetermination of ThicknessISO 2811 Paints and varnishesDetermination of densityISO 3233 Paints and VarnishesDetermination of Percent-age Volume of Non-Volat