SIST EN 16516:2018+A1:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 16516:2018+A1:2020
01-september-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16516:2018
Gradbeni proizvodi - Ocenjevanje sproščanja nevarnih snovi - Določevanje emisije
v notranji zrak (vključuje dopolnilo A1)
Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination
of emissions into indoor air
Bauprodukte: Bewertung der Freisetzung von gefährlichen Stoffen - Bestimmung von
Emissionen in die Innenraumluft
Produits de construction : Évaluation de l'émission de substances dangereuses -
Détermination des émissions dans l'air intérieur
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16516:2017+A1:2020
ICS:
13.040.20 Kakovost okoljskega zraka Ambient atmospheres
91.100.01 Gradbeni materiali na Construction materials in
splošno general
SIST EN 16516:2018+A1:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 16516:2017+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

July 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.040.20; 91.100.01 Supersedes EN 16516:2017
English Version

Construction products: Assessment of release of
dangerous substances - Determination of emissions into
indoor air
Produits de construction : Évaluation de l'émission de Bauprodukte: Bewertung der Freisetzung von
substances dangereuses - Détermination des émissions gefährlichen Stoffen - Bestimmung von Emissionen in
dans l'air intérieur die Innenraumluft
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 July 2017 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 24 May 2020.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16516:2017+A1:2020 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 14
4 Intended conditions of use, emission scenarios and European reference room . 14
4.1 Intended conditions of use and emission scenario . 14
4.2 Reference room and emission scenario . 15
4.3 Time schedule of emission(s) determination . 16
5 Product sampling and transport to the laboratory . 16
5.1 General . 16
5.2 Objective of sampling . 16
5.3 Preparation of a sampling plan and sampling strategy . 16
5.4 Information from the testing laboratory needed to complement the product
sampling plan . 18
5.5 Packaging and transport of laboratory sample. 18
5.6 Sample description, marking of laboratory samples and the sampling report . 19
5.7 Chain of custody report . 19
5.8 Dispatch of product samples, time schedule . 19
6 Handling of product samples in the laboratory . 20
6.1 Storage of sample in the testing laboratory . 20
6.2 Preparation of the test specimen . 20
7 Test chamber conditions . 21
7.1 Principles . 21
7.2 Dimensions of test specimen . 21
7.3 Loading factor . 21
7.4 Ventilation . 22
7.5 Air velocity . 22
7.6 Cleanliness of test chamber . 22
7.7 Testing climate (temperature, relative humidity of supply air) . 22
7.8 Storage of test specimen . 22
7.9 Large products or inhomogeneous products . 23
7.10 Volume of test chamber . 23
7.11 Placement of test specimen in test chamber . 23
8 Determination of vapour-phase !deleted text" compounds in test chamber air. 23
8.1 Common requirements . 23
8.2 Determination of VOCs and SVOCs in test chamber air . 24
8.3 Determination of formaldehyde and some other volatile and very volatile carbonyl
compounds in test chamber air . 32
8.4 !Determination of ammonia in test chamber air . 33
8.5 Other general aspects of quality control . 35
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9 Calculation of specific emission rates and expression of results at the reference
room . 35
10 Reporting for the horizontal reference method . 38
10.1 General . 38
10.2 Sampling . 38
10.3 Handling of samples in the laboratory, preparation of test specimen . 38
10.4 Test chamber conditions . 39
10.5 Determination of vapour-phase organic compounds !and ammonia" in test
chamber air . 39
10.6 Calculation and reporting of test results. 39
11 Indirect methods . 40
Annex A (informative)  . 41
Repeatability and reproducibility
A.1 Repeatability . 41
A.2 Reproducibility . 41
Annex B (informative) Examples of indirect methods (also called simplified, screening,
secondary, derived or alternative methods) . 43
B.1 General . 43
B.2 Indirect methods-emissions testing . 43
B.3 Indirect methods specifying alternative procedures . 44
B.4 Other secondary methods — Prediction of results at specified time . 44
Annex C (informative) Information on very volatile organic compound (VVOC) testing . 45
Annex D (informative) Example of a form for the sampling report. 46
Annex E (informative) Example form for a chain of custody report . 47
Annex F (informative) Benzene artefact generation on Tenax . 48
Annex G (normative) List of non-carcinogenic VOCs . 49
Annex H (informative) List of carcinogenic VOCs . 57

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European foreword
This document (EN 16516:2017+A1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 351
“Construction Products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances”, the secretariat of which is
held by NEN.
!Amendment 1 is a complement to EN 16516:2017. It concerns the measurement of ammonia
emissions from construction products."
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 January 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 24 May 2020.
This document supersedes !EN 16516:2017".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.

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Introduction
This European Standard was developed under the remit of Mandate M/366 'Development of horizontal
standardized assessment methods for harmonised approaches relating to dangerous substances under
the Construction Products Directive (CPD)', addressing the preparation of horizontal measurement/test
methods for the determination of emission of regulated dangerous substances from construction
products into indoor air, soil, surface water and ground water. This mandate is a complement to the
product mandates granted by the European Commission to CEN under European law for construction
products. The harmonized products standards (hEN) developed in CEN under mandates from the
European Commission specify construction product(s) as put on the market and address their intended
conditions of use. The text of Mandate M/366 is available at www.centc351.org.
Details of relevant European or national regulations are available in the “TRIS database” [1].
This European Standard has gone through a robustness validation for identifying how small changes in
specific testing parameters can influence the test result. This study also delivered data on repeatability
within one testing laboratory (see Annex A) and has since been expanded to include reproducibility
data from further round robin tests between different laboratories (see Annex A).
The responsibility for product specification lies with the product TCs, as described in CEN/TR 16496.
This determination of emission into indoor air is carried out on products under their intended
conditions of use. The intended use of a construction product is generally specified in the corresponding
harmonized product standard. The specific emission rates determined using this European Standard
are associated with application of the product in a defined European Reference Room under specified
climate (temperature and humidity) and ventilation conditions. Converting the test results into a
concentration in the air of the reference room is essential because it is not possible to evaluate
emissions in all possible use scenarios.
The reference room dimensions, associated product loading factors, as well as climate and ventilation
conditions are selected to represent the general indoor environment (see Clause 4). Based on the huge
amount of available European experience, it was possible to identify one emission scenario and one
reference room and associated set of product loading factors to be used.
This European Standard specifies the horizontal reference method for testing the emission (release) of
dangerous substances from construction products into indoor air. This method uses a test chamber in
which emissions are generated under conditions which are kept constant during the test. These
conditions are selected so that the test results can be expressed in terms of concentrations of dangerous
substances in the air of the reference room (see Clause 7 and Clause 9). It should be noted that the test
chamber is defined in terms of performance requirements. This responds to the requirement of
Mandate M/366 for a horizontal approach while maintaining sufficient flexibility on chamber
dimensions to ensure representative samples of different materials can be accommodated
(see Clause 5). Clause 8 of this European Standard specifies how emitted regulated dangerous
substances should be analysed.
This European Standard also addresses separately (see Clause 11 and Annex B) indirect methods that
provide a result that is comparable or that correlates with the result of the reference method within
their specified field of application. Such methods may be easier and/or cheaper to apply. They are in
accordance with Mandate M/366 provided that their comparability or correlation to the reference test
method has been demonstrated in their specific field of application.
The selection of one emission scenario and one reference room for evaluating emissions to indoor air is
in general accordance with the approach taken in existing European national regulations and voluntary
schemes relating to emissions from construction products into indoor air. It also accords with the
horizontal requirements of Mandate M/366. The aim of this European Standard is not to develop a new
testing method but to combine by normative references the use of existing standards. This approach is
complemented, when necessary, with additional and/or modified requirements to ensure all
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construction products are evaluated under comparable conditions as required by the horizontal
concept specified in Mandate M/366.
In summary, the horizontal test method specified in this European Standard determines the specific
emission rate of vapour phase organic compounds from a construction product into indoor air. This can
be converted into a concentration in the air of the reference room by calculation.
This European Standard has not been evaluated for the determination of 'steady-state' concentration of
formaldehyde.
NOTE A European Standard (EN 717–1) exists for the determination of formaldehyde emissions from wood-
based panels, in terms of 'steady-state' concentrations.
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1 Scope
!This document specifies a horizontal reference method for the determination of emissions of
regulated dangerous substances from construction products into indoor air. This method is applicable
to volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, very volatile aldehydes and ammonia.
It is based on the use of a test chamber and subsequent analysis of the organic compounds by GC-MS,
HPLC, and for ammonia, subsequent analysis by spectrophotometric methods or any equivalent
analytical methods (such as ion chromatography and ammonium specific electrode)."
NOTE 1 Supplemental information is given on indirect test methods (see Annex B) and on measuring very
volatile organic compounds (see Annex C).
NOTE 2 This European Standard describes the overall procedure and makes use of existing standards mainly
by normative reference, complemented when necessary with additional or modified normative requirements.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
CEN/TR 16220:2011, Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances -
Complement to sampling
EN 16687, Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Terminology
EN ISO 13137, Workplace atmospheres - Pumps for personal sampling of chemical and biological agents -
Requirements and test methods (ISO 13137)
EN ISO 16000-9:2006, Indoor air - Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds
from building products and furnishing - Emission test chamber method (ISO 16000-9:2006)
EN 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
16000-11)
EN 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
(ISO 16017-1)
ISO 554, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
!ISO 7150-1, Water quality — Determination of ammonium — Part 1: Manual spectrometric
method"
ISO 16000-3, Indoor air — Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in
indoor air and test chamber air — Active sampling method
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 or MS-FID
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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16687 and the following apply.
NOTE 1 In the event of any conflict between the definitions of terms in the cited normative reference
documents and those in EN 16687 or in this document, the definitions given in EN 16687 and this document have
precedence.
NOTE 2 Several of the defined terms on product sampling are closely related, which is also depicted in Figure 1.
This figure and the relevant definitions are taken from CEN/TR 16220:2011:

Figure 1 — Relation between the key terms of product sampling
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3.1.1 Terms relating to sampling and products:
3.1.1.1
average sample
composite sample, aggregated sample
two or more increments/subsamples mixed together in appropriate proportions, either discretely or
continuously(blended composite sample), from which the average result of a desired characteristic can
be obtained
[SOURCE: adapted from ISO 11074:2015, 4.3.3]
3.1.1.2
curing
hardening of freshly prepared mixtures under well-defined conditions (time, temperature, humidity,
etc.) specified in harmonized product standards
3.1.1.3
curing time
minimal time defined necessary for curing before an emission test can be executed to obtain test results
that are relevant to in use conditions
3.1.1.4
increment
individual portion of material collected by a single operation of a sampling device
[SOURCE: adapted from ISO 11074:2015, 4.1.8 as in CEN/TR 16220:2011, 2.4.5]
3.1.1.5
laboratory sample
sample or sub-sample(s) sent to or received by the laboratory
Note 1 to entry: The laboratory sample is the final sample from the point of view of sample collection but it is
the initial sample from the point of view of the laboratory.
[SOURCE: IUPAC, 2.5.5]
3.1.1.6
population
totality of items under consideration
[SOURCE: adapted from ISO 11074:2015, 4.1.11 as in CEN/TR 16220:2011, 2.4.3]
Note 1 to entry: In the case of a random variable, the probability distribution is considered to define the
population of that variable.
3.1.1.7
sample
representative portion of product or material selected from a larger quantity of product or material
[SOURCE: IUPAC, 2.1.1]
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3.1.1.8
sampling plan
predetermined procedure for the selection, withdrawal, preservation and transportation of product
samples
[SOURCE: CEN/TR 16220:2011, 2.3]
3.1.1.9
scale
minimum quantity (mass, volume or units) of the product for which representative test results can be
obtained
[SOURCE: CEN/TR 16220:2011, 2.4.4]
3.1.1.10
sub-population
defined part of the population
[SOURCE: adapted from ISO 11074:2015, 4.1.29 as in CEN/TR 16220:2011, 2.4.3]
3.1.2 Terms relating to emissions into indoor air and associated laboratory testing:
3.1.2.1
air change rate
ratio of the volume of air brought into the test chamber per hour and the volume of the empty test
chamber
Note 1 to entry: Air change rate is expressed per h.
[SOURCE: adapted from EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.1]
3.1.2.2
air flow rate ventilation rate
air volume entering into the emission test chamber per unit of time
[SOURCE: adapted from EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.2]
3.1.2.3
chamber blank value
test result obtained by carrying out the test procedure in the absence of a test portion/specimen
3.1.2.4
compound recovery
measured mass concentration of a target vapour phase organic compound (VVOC, VOC or SVOC) in the
air leaving the emission test chamber during a given time period divided by the actual mass
concentration of the same target vapour phase organic compound added to the emission test chamber
air in the same time period, expressed in percent
[SOURCE: EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.9]
3.1.2.5
emission
liberation of chemical substances from a construction product into air
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3.1.2.6
emission test chamber
enclosure with controlled operational parameters for the determination of vapour phase organic
compounds emitted from construction products
[SOURCE: adapted from EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.6]
3.1.2.7
emission test chamber concentration
mass concentration of a specific vapour phase organic compound (VVOC, VOC or SVOC) (or group of
vapour phase organic compounds) in test chamber air measured at the emission test chamber outlet
[SOURCE: EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.7]
3.1.2.8
intended conditions of use
conditions that a product is expected to experience during service life and that influence its emission
behaviour
3.1.2.9
mass concentration of the compound in the reference room air
calculated concentration of a specific vapour phase organic compound (VVOC, VOC or SVOC) or group of
vapour phase organic compounds in the reference room
3.1.2.10
product loading factor
ratio of exposed dimension of the test specimen to the empty test chamber volume
[SOURCE: adapted from EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.8]
3.1.2.11
reference room
room with specified dimensions, climate and ventilation used as a reference for calculating and
reporting product emissions, assuming inert surfaces
Note 1 to entry: In this European Standard, a reference room is specified in 4.2.
Note 2 to entry: The reference room serves as a convention and is a model that does not represent a real room.
3.1.2.12
specific air flow rate
q
ratio of air change rate and product loading factor
Note 1 to entry: Specific air flow rate can be expressed as the area specific air flow rate qA, equivalent to ratio of
3 2
the air flow rate and the surface area of the test specimen in [m /m⋅h], which is equivalent to the expression
[m/h].
3 3
Note 2 to entry: Specific air flow rates can alternatively be volume specific (q expressed in m /(m⋅h)), length
v
3 3
specific (qL expressed in m /(m⋅h)), mass specific (qm expressed in m /(kg⋅h)), or unit specific (qu expressed in
3
m /(unit⋅h)).
[SOURCE: adapted from EN ISO 16000-9:2006, 3.4]
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3.1.2.13
specific emission rate
SER (emission factor)
mass of a vapour phase organic compound emitted (VVOC, VOC or SVOC) per unit of product per unit of
time at a given time from the start of the test
Note 1 to entry: This definition is intended to av
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