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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 146, Air quality, Subcommittee SC 6, Indoor air.

ISO 16000 consists of the following parts, under the general title Indoor air:

— Part 1: General aspects of sampling strategy
— Part 2: Sampling strategy for formaldehyde
— Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air — Active sampling method
— Part 4: Determination of formaldehyde — Diffusive sampling method
— Part 5: Sampling strategy for volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
— 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
— Part 7: Sampling strategy for determination of airborne asbestos fibre concentrations
— Part 8: Determination of local mean ages of air in buildings for characterizing ventilation conditions
— Part 9: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing — Emission test chamber method
— Part 10: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing — Emission test cell method
— Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds from building products and furnishing — Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test specimens
— Part 12: Sampling strategy for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
— Part 13: Determination of total (gas and particle-phase) polychlorinated dioxin-like biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) — Collection on sorbent-backed filters
— Part 14: Determination of total (gas and particle-phase) polychlorinated dioxin-like biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDDs/PCDFs) — Extraction, clean-up and analysis by high-resolution gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
— Part 15: Sampling strategy for nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
— Part 16: Detection and enumeration of moulds — Sampling by filtration
— Part 17: Detection and enumeration of moulds — Culture-based method
— Part 18: Detection and enumeration of moulds — Sampling by impaction
— Part 19: Sampling strategy for moulds
— Part 20: Detection and enumeration of moulds — Determination of total spore count
— Part 21: Detection and enumeration of moulds — Sampling from materials
— Part 23: Performance test for evaluating the reduction of formaldehyde concentrations by sorptive building materials
— Part 24: Performance test for evaluating the reduction of volatile organic compound (except formaldehyde) concentrations by sorptive building materials
— Part 25: Determination of the emission of semi-volatile organic compounds by building products — Micro-chamber method
— Part 26: Sampling strategy for carbon dioxide (CO₂)
— Part 27: Determination of settled fibrous dust on surfaces by (SEM) scanning electron microscopy (direct method)
— Part 28: Determination of odour emissions from building products using test chambers
— Part 29: Test methods for VOC detectors
— Part 30: Sensory testing of indoor air
— Part 31: Measurement of flame retardants and plasticizers based on organophosphorus compounds — Phosphoric acid ester
— Part 32: Investigation of buildings for pollutants and other injurious factors — Inspections

The following parts are under preparation:

— Part 33: Determination of phthalates with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
— Part 34: Strategies for the measurement of airborne particles (PM 2,5 fraction)
— Part 35: Measurement of polybrominated diphenylether, hexabromocyclododecane and hexabromobenzene
— Part 36: Test method for the reduction rate of airborne bacteria by air purifiers using a test chamber

BS ISO 16000-29:2014

Indoor air - Test methods for VOC detectors

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 May 2014