ASTM_D_6330_-_20.pdf

Designation:D633020Standard Practice forDetermination of Volatile Organic Compounds(ExcludingFormaldehyde)Emissions from Wood-Based Panels UsingSmall Environmental Chambers Under Defined TestConditions1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6330;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.1.Scope1.1 The practice measures the volatile organic compounds(VOC),excluding formaldehyde,emitted from manufacturedwood-based panels.Apre-screening analysis is used to identifythe VOCs emitted from the panel.Emission factors(that is,emission rates per unit surface area)for the VOCs of interestare then determined by measuring the concentrations in a smallenvironmental test chamber containing a specimen.The testchamber is ventilated at a constant air change rate under thestandardenvironmentalconditions.Forformaldehydedetermination,see Test Method D6007.1.2 This practice describes a test method that is specific tothe measurement of VOC emissions from newly manufacturedindividual wood-based panels,such as particleboard,plywood,and oriented strand board(OSB),for the purpose of comparingthe emission characteristics of different products under thestandard test condition.For general guidance on conductingsmall environmental chamber tests,see Guide D5116.1.3 VOC concentrations in the environmental test chamberare determined by adsorption on an appropriate single adsor-bent tube or multi-adsorbent tube,followed by thermal desorp-tion and combined gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry(GC-MS)or gas chromatograph/flame ionization detection(GC-FID).The air sampling procedure and the analytical methodrecommended in this practice are generally valid for theidentification and quantification of VOCs with saturation vaporpressure between 500 and 0.01 kPa at 25C,depending on theselection of adsorbent(s).NOTE1VOCs being captured by an adsorbent tube depend on theadsorbent(s)and sampling procedure selected(see Practice D6196).Theuser should have a thorough understanding of the limitations of eachadsorbent used.Although canisters can be used to sample VOCs,thisstandard is limited to sampling VOCs from the chamber air usingadsorbent tubes.1.4 The emission factors determined using the above pro-cedure describe the emission characteristics of the specimenunder the standard test condition.These data can be useddirectly to compare the emission characteristics of differentproducts and to estimate the emission rates up to one monthafter the production.They shall not be used to predict theemission rates over longer periods of time(that is,more thanone month)or under different environmental conditions.1.5 Emission data from chamber tests can be used forpredicting the impact of wood-based panels on the VOCconcentrations in buildings by using an appropriate indoor airquality model,which is beyond the scope of this practice.1.6 The values stated in SI units shall be regarded as thestandard(see IEEE/ASTM SI-10).1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.For specified hazard statements see Section 6.1.8 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.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 Atmospheres1This 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 1,2020.Published May 2020.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as D6330 98(2014).DOI:10.1520/D6330-20.2For 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 StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Commit