ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12460-1 First edition 2007-09-15 Wood-based panels Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the 1-cubic-metre chamber method Panneaux a base de bois - Détermination du dégagement de formaldéhyde Partie 1: Methode du dégagement de formaldehyde en chambre de 1metre cube Reference number ISO 12460-1:2007(E) @ ISO 2007 y IHS under ted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12460-1:2007(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO2007 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2007 - All rights reserved ed by IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12460-1:2007(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principle.. .5 Reagents 16 Apparatus.. .7 Testpieces 9 :8 Procedure..... 10 9 Determination of formaldehyde emission.. 12 10 Determination of steady-state emission value .. 11 Expression of results ... 12 Test report ..... Annex A (informative) Analytical procedure for the fluorimetric determination of formaldehyde content .. 17 Bibliography Copyright internatina organizaio far standardizalion ghts reserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12460-1:2007(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has beer non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. so collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 12460-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 89, Wood-based panels. IsO 12460 consists of the following parts, under the general title Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release: Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the 1-cubic-metre chamber method Part 2: Small-scale chamber method Part 3: Gas analysis method Part 4: Desiccator method @ ISO 2007 - All rights reserved ional Organization for Standardizatior ISO 12460-1:2007(E) Introduction production control, the following regional or national derived test methods are used: perforator method,