Designation:D6803−13StandardPracticeforTestingandSamplingofVolatileOrganicCompounds(IncludingCarbonylCompounds)EmittedfromPaintUsingSmallEnvironmentalChambers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6803;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesproceduresforpreparingtestsamplesofalkydprimer,alkydpaint,latexprimer,orlatexpaintappliedtobuildingmaterialssuchasgypsumwallboard,wood,orengineeredwoodproductsandproceduresforsam-plingvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)emittedfromthosetestsamples.Emissionsaresampledfromsmallenvironmentalchambersoperatedundercontrolledconditions.1.2Thispracticedescribesproceduresforpreparationoftestspecimensbyapplicationofprimerorpainttocommonbuildingmaterials.Useoftheproceduresdescribedinthispracticefortestswithotherapplicationmethodsorsubstratesmayaffecttheresultsandnotmeetthecriteriarecommendedinthepractice.1.3ThispracticedescribesproceduresforcollectionofVOCsonsorbenttubesandcarbonylcompoundsonsilicageltreatedwith2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine(DNPH)thatrequireanalyticalmethodsformeasurementofindividualorganiccompoundconcentrations.Thispracticedoesnotdescribethedetailedproceduresofanalyticalmethods,butreferstopub-lishedmethodsfortheseanalyses.1.4Thispracticedescribesproceduresfortestingandsam-plingVOCsemittedfrompaintundercontrolledconditions.Thetestconditions,whencombinedwithanalyticaldata,canbeusedtocalculateemissionrates.Thispracticedoesnotrecommendamethodforthecalculations.1.5ValuesstatedintheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)aretoberegardedasthestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Refer...
