SIST EN ISO 16000-9:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 16000-9:2006
SIST EN ISO 16000-9:2006/AC:2008
Notranji zrak - 9. del: Določanje emisije hlapnih organskih spojin iz vzorcev
gradbenih proizvodov in opreme - Metoda s preskusno komoro (ISO 16000-9:2024)
Indoor air - Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from
samples of building products and furnishing - Emission test chamber method (ISO 16000
-9:2024)
Innenraumluftverunreinigungen - Teil 9: Bestimmung der Emission von flüchtigen
organischen Verbindungen aus Bauprodukten und Einrichtungsgegenständen -
Emissionsprüfkammer-Verfahren (ISO 16000-9:2024)
Air intérieur - Partie 9: Dosage de l'émission de composés organiques volatils
d'échantillons de produits de construction et d'objets d'équipement - Méthode de la
chambre d'essai d'émission (ISO 16000-9:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 16000-9:2024
ICS:
13.040.20 Kakovost okoljskega zraka Ambient atmospheres
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 16000-9
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.040.20 Supersedes EN ISO 16000-9:2006, EN ISO 16000-
9:2006/AC:2007
English Version
Indoor air - Part 9: Determination of the emission of
volatile organic compounds from samples of building
products and furnishing - Emission test chamber method
(ISO 16000-9:2024)
Air intérieur - Partie 9: Dosage de l'émission de Innenraumluftverunreinigungen - Teil 9: Bestimmung
composés organiques volatils d'échantillons de der Emission von flüchtigen organischen
produits de construction et d'objets d'équipement - Verbindungen aus Bauprodukten und
Méthode de la chambre d'essai d'émission (ISO 16000- Einrichtungsgegenständen - Emissionsprüfkammer-
9:2023) Verfahren (ISO 16000-9:2024)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 16000-9:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 146 "Air
quality" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 264 “Air quality” the secretariat of which is
held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2024, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2024.
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patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 16000-9:2006.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 16000-9:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 16000-9:2024 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 16000-9
Second edition
Indoor air —
2024-03
Part 9:
Determination of the emission of
volatile organic compounds from
samples of building products
and furnishing — Emission test
chamber method
Air intérieur —
Partie 9: Dosage de l'émission de composés organiques
volatils d'échantillons de produits de construction et d'objets
d'équipement ― Méthode de la chambre d'essai d'émission
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ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms. 3
4.1 Symbols .3
4.2 Abbreviated terms .4
5 Principle . 4
6 Emission test chamber system. 4
6.1 General .4
6.2 Emission test chamber materials .4
6.3 Air supply and mixing facilities .4
6.4 Air tightness .5
6.5 Air sampling devices .5
6.6 Recovery and sink effects .5
7 Apparatus . 5
8 Test conditions . 6
8.1 Temperature and relative air humidity .6
8.2 Supply air quality and background concentration .6
8.3 Air velocity .6
8.4 Area specific air flow rate and air change rate.6
9 Verification of the test conditions . 7
9.1 General .7
9.2 Temperature and relative air humidity control systems.7
9.3 Air change rate in the emission test chamber .7
9.4 Emission test chamber air tightness . .7
9.5 Air velocity in the emission test chamber .7
9.6 Efficiency of the internal emission test chamber air mixing .7
10 Test specimens . 8
11 Emission test chamber preparation . 8
12 Test method . 8
12.1 Background concentrations .8
12.2 Test specimen location in the emission test chamber .8
12.3 Time for measurements of test chamber air concentration .8
13 Calculation of area specific emission rates and expression of results . 9
14 Performance characteristics . 9
15 Test report . 9
Annex A (normative) System for quality assurance and quality control .11
Annex B (informative) Examples of loading factors for a model room .13
Annex C (informative) General description of an emission test chamber . 14
Annex D (informative) Determination of the emission rates of seams and cut edges .15
Bibliography .16

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ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
Foreword
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This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 16000-9:2006), which has been technically
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The main change is as follows: detailed information about cut edge has been added.
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ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
Introduction
The objectives of the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from building products
using emission test chambers in conjunction with the standardised sampling, storage of samples and
preparation of test specimens are:
— to provide manufacturers, builders and end users with emission data useful for the evaluation of the
impact of building products on the indoor air quality;
— to promote the development of improved products.
The method can in principle be used for most building products used indoors.
Sampling, transport and storage of materials to be tested, and preparation of test specimens are described
in ISO 16000-11. Air sampling and analytical methods for the determination of VOCs are specified in
ISO 16000-6 and ISO 16017-1.
A general description of an emission test chamber is given in Annex C.
[1]
For the determination of formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels, refer to EN 717-1 . The
[2]
measurement procedure for formaldehyde is described in ISO 16000-3 .
The determination of the emission rates of cut edges is described in Annex D.

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International Standard ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
Indoor air —
Part 9:
Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds
from samples of building products and furnishing — Emission
test chamber method
1 Scope
This document specifies a general laboratory test method for the determination of the area specific emission
rate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from samples of newly produced building products or furnishing
under defined climate conditions. The method can also, in principle, be applied to samples of aged products.
The emission data obtained can be used to calculate concentrations in a model room (see Table B.1).
This document is applicable to various emission test chambers used for the determination of the emission of
VOCs from building products or furnishing.
This document is also applicable to samples of wood-based panels and other building products, in order to
determine the emission rate of formaldehyde.
NOTE In principle, this document can be applied to the study of any gas phase emissions from samples of building
products and furnishing.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 554, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
ISO 16000-6, Indoor air — Part 6: Determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and test chamber air ®
by active sampling on Tenax TA sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS/FID
ISO 16000-11, Indoor air — Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building
products and furnishing — Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens
ISO 16017-1, Indoor, ambient and workplace air — Sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds by
sorbent tube/thermal desorption/capillary gas chromatography — Part 1: Pumped sampling
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/

ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
3.1
air change rate
ratio of the volume of clean air brought into the emission test chamber per hour and the free emission test
chamber volume measured in identical units
3.2
air flow rate
air volume entering into the emission test chamber per time
3.3
air velocity
air speed over the surface of the test specimen (3.13)
3.4
area specific air flow rate
ratio between the supply air flow rate (3.2) and the area of the test specimen (3.13)
3.5
building product
product produced for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works
3.6
emission test chamber
enclosure with controlled operational parameters for the determination of VOCs (3.15) emitted from samples
(3.10) of building products (3.2)
Note 1 to entry: The chamber size depends upon the required application but should at minimum be 20 l.
3.7
emission test chamber concentration
concentration of a specific volatile organic compound (3.15), VOC , (or group of volatile organic compounds)
x
measured in the emission test chamber outlet
3.8
product loading factor
ratio of exposed surface area of the test specimen (3.13) and the free emission test chamber volume
3.9
recovery
measured mass of a target volatile organic compound (3.12) in the air leaving the emission test chamber
during a given time period divided by the mass of target volatile organic compound added to the emission
test chamber in the same time period
Note 1 to entry: Recovery is expressed as a percentage.
Note 2 to entry: The recovery provides information about the performance of the entire method.
3.10
sample
part or piece of a building product (3.5) or furnishing product that is representative of the production
3.11
specific emission rate
E
A
product specific rate describing the mass of a volatile organic compound (3.15) emitted from a unit area of a
test specimen (3.13) per time at a given time from the start of the test
Note 1 to entry: Several other specific emission rates can be defined according to different requirements, e.g. length
specific emission rate, E , mass specific emission rate, E , volume specific emission rate, E , and unit specific emission
l m V
rate, E .
u
Note 2 to entry: The term "area specific emission rate" is sometimes used in parallel with the term "emission factor".

ISO 16000-9:2024(en)
3.12
target volatile organic compound
specific VOC (3.15) identified as a target chemical in a standard or specification
3.13
test specimen
part of the sample (3.10) specially prepared for emission testing in an emission test chamber in order to
simulate the emission behaviour of the material or product that is tested
3.14
total volatile organic compound
TVOC
sum of the concentrations of identified and unidentified VOCs (3.15) eluting between and including n-hexane
and n-hexadecane
Note 1 to entry: For quantification of the identified compounds, their individual response is used. The areas of the
[3]
unidentified peaks are converted on molecular mass basis to concentrations using the toluene response factor .
Note 2 to entry: Due to practical reasons to be taken into account for test chambers, this definition differs slightly
®1)
from that defined in ISO 16000-6:2021, where TVOC are related to the sampling medium Tenax TA on which the
TVOC are adsorbed.
3.15
volatile organic compound
VOC
organic compound that is emitted from the test specimen (3.13) and all those detected in the chamber outlet air
Note 1 to entry: Due to practical reasons to be taken into account for test chambers, this definition differs from that
defined in ISO 16000-6:2021.
Note 2 to entry: The emission test method described in this document is optimum for the range of compounds specified
by the definition of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) (3.14).
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
4.1 Symbols
ρ mass concentration of a VOC in the emission test chamber µg/m
x x
2 3
L product loading factor m /m
–1
n air change rate h
3 2
q area specific air flow rate (= n/L) m /(m ∙ h)
E area specific emission rate µg/(m ∙ h)
A
t time after start of the test h or d ®
1) Tenax TA is the trade name of a product manufactured by Supelco, Inc. This information is given for the convenience
of users of this part of ISO 16000 and does not constitute an endorsement by ISO of the product named. Equivalent
products may be used if they can
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