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BS EN 17844:2023

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Construction products: Assessment of release of dangerous substances. Determination of the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX). Gas chromatographic method with mass spectrometric detection

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BSI 2023 42
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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 undefined
8 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
11 4 Abbreviations
12 5 Sample preparation
6 Principle
6.1 Flow chart
6.2 Sample pre-treatment
6.3 Extraction and sample pre-treatment
6.3.1 Determination of PAH
6.3.2 Determination of BTEX
6.4 Gas chromatography determination
6.4.1 Determination of PAH
13 6.4.2 Determination of BTEX
7 Reagents
16 8 Equipment and devices
17 9 Sampling
10 Preservation and pre-treatment of samples
10.1 Sealant and roofing material
18 10.2 Other construction products
11 Method
11.1 Choice of method
11.2 Method for determining PAH
21 11.3 Method for determining BTEX
22 11.4 Calibration
11.5 Identification
11.5.1 Criteria
11.5.2 Gas chromatography criterion
23 11.5.3 Mass spectrometry criterion
11.6 HPLC analysis
24 12 Calculation of results
12.1 Calculation of individual PAH contents
12.2 Calculation of PAH contents with correction for recovery
25 12.3 Calculation of individual BTEX contents
12.4 Rounding
12.5 Calculation of resolution of the different compounds
26 12.6 Recovery
13 Test performance
27 14 Test report
29 Annex A (normative)List of PAH and BTEX
30 Annex B (informative)Chromatography tube for clean-up of an extract
31 Annex C (informative)Validation results for content of PAH and BTEX in construction products
C.1 General
C.2 Precision data for content of PAHs and BTEX in construction products
36 Annex D (informative)Example settings that can serve as a starting point for the analysis and detection of PAH and BTEX
D.1 Example settings for the analysis and detection of PAH
37 D.2 Example settings for the analysis and detection of BTEX
39 Annex E (informative)Flowchart for determining PAH and BTEX
BS EN 17844:2023
$167.15