ASTM D7143-05
Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products

Standard No.

ASTM D7143-05

Release Date

2005

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D7143-11

Latest

ASTM D7143-17

Scope

Indoor materials/products are products or materials used for construction works or in the indoor environment. The area specific emission rates of volatile organic compounds from an indoor material/product may be used to estimate the expected contribution of emissions from that material/product to the atmosphere of a given indoor environment.

Emission data may also be used to compare and categorize different indoor materials/products of similar function.

Emission cell testing of area specific emissions may alternatively be used for studying secondary interactions (for example, sink effects (absorption and re-emission of volatile organics by the indoor material/product) or emissions generated by chemical degradation of the indoor material/product caused by specific atmospheric agents such as water, ozone or NO_x).

1.1 This practice is intended for determining volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from materials and products using emission cells. It can be applied in principle to most construction materials and many products used indoors. Objectives include:

1.1.1 To provide manufacturers, builders, and end users with emission data useful for evaluating the impact of building products, new or old, on indoor air concentrations in a model room.

1.1.2 To promote the development of products with lower VOC emissions.

1.2 This practice is for identifying emitted VOCs and for determining the area specific emission rate of VOCs from newly produced building products under defined climate conditions. The method can also be applied to aged products.

1.3 In accordance with the definition of an emission cell, it is also possible to perform nondestructive emission measurements on building products on-site in buildings. However, the procedure for such measurements is not described in this standard.

1.4 This practice describes the design, construction, performance evaluation and use of emission cells for VOC emission testing. Sampling, transport and storage of materials to be tested, and preparation of test specimens are also described.

1.5 Air sampling and analytical methods for the determination of VOCs are described in Practice D 6196. Alternative sampling and analytical approaches for formaldehyde and other carbonyls are described in Test Method D 5197.

Note 18212;All volatile (vapor-phase) carbonyls except formaldehyde can be analyzed by either Practice D 6196 or by Test Method D 5197.

Note 28212;Direct-reading instruments can also be applied for specific objectives.

Note 38212;Some volatile inorganic compounds can, in principle, also be analyzed (for example, ammonia).

1.6 An example of an emission cell is described in Appendix X2 of this practice.

ASTM D7143-05 Referenced Document

• ASTM D1356 Standard Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres*， 2024-04-19 Update
• ASTM D1914 Standard Practice for Conversion Units and Factors Relating to Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres
• ASTM D5116 Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• ASTM D5197 Standard Test Method for Determination of Formaldehyde and Other Carbonyl Compounds in Air (Active Sampler Methodology)
• ASTM D5337 Standard Practice for Flow Rate for Calibration of Personal Sampling Pumps
• ASTM D6196 Standard Practice for Selection of Sorbents and Pumped Sampling/Thermal Desorption Analysis Procedures for Volatile Organic Compunds in Air
• ASTM D6330 Standard Practice for Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds &40;Excluding Formaldehyde&41; Emissions from Wood-Based Panels Using Small Environmental Chambers Under Defined Test Conditions
• ASTM D6670 Standard Practice for Full-Scale Chamber Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• 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
• ISO 1765 Machine-made textile floor coverings; Determination of thickness
• ISO 2811 Paints and varnishes; determination of density
• ISO 3233 Paints and varnishes - Determination of percentage volume of non-volatile matter by measuring the density of a dried coating; Technical Corrigendum 1
• ISO 554 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing; Specifications
• ISO 8543 Textile floor coverings — Methods for determination of mass

ASTM D7143-05 history

• 2017 ASTM D7143-17 Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• 2011 ASTM D7143-11(2016) Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• 2011 ASTM D7143-11 Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products
• 2005 ASTM D7143-05 Standard Practice for Emission Cells for the Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/Products