Designation:D5116−17StandardGuideforSmall-ScaleEnvironmentalChamberDeterminationsofOrganicEmissionsfromIndoorMaterials/Products1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5116;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesdirectiononthemeasurementoftheemissionsofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)fromindoormaterialsandproductsusingsmall-scaleenvironmentaltestchambers.1.2Thisguidepertainstochambersthatfullyencloseamaterialspecimentobetestedanddoesnotaddressotheremissionchamberdesignssuchasemissioncells(seeinsteadPracticeD7143).1.3AsanASTMstandard,thisguidedescribesoptions,butdoesnotrecommendspecificcoursesofaction.Thisguideisnotastandardtestmethodandmustnotbeconstruedassuch.1.4Theuseofsmallenvironmentaltestchamberstochar-acterizetheemissionsofVOCsfromindoormaterialsandproductsisstillevolving.Modificationsandvariationsinequipment,testingprocedures,anddataanalysisaremadeastheworkintheareaprogresses.Forseveralindoormaterials,moredetailedASTMstandardsforemissionstestinghavenowbeendeveloped.WheremoredetailedASTMstandardprac-ticesormethodsexist,theysupersedethisguideandshouldbeusedinitsplace.Untiltheinterestedpartiesagreeuponstandardtestingprotocols,differencesinapproachwilloccur.Thisguidewillcontinuetoprovideassistancebydescribingequipmentandtechniquessuitablefordeterminingorganicemissionsfromindoormaterials.Specificexamplesarepro-videdtoillustrateexistingapproaches;theseexamplesarenotintendedtoinhibitalternativeapproachesortechniquesthatwillproduceequivalentorsuperiorresults.1.5Smallchambershaveobviouslimitations.Normally,onlysamplesoflargermaterials(forexample,carpet)aretested.Smallchambersarenotapplicablefortestingcompleteassemblages(forexample,furniture).Smallchambersarealsoinappropriatefortestingcombustiondevices(forexample,kerosene...
