VOC and SVOC testing

Intertek provides VOC and SVOC testing using a state of the art TD-GC-MS system. The system is capable of performing rapid & cost effective, fully automated or manually controlled testing of volatile and semi-volatile organic chemicals for a broad range of products and industries.

The chemicals of interest cover a wide volatility range and many compound types (hydrocarbons, acids, glycol ethers, halocarbons, phthalates, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ethers, ketones, amines, monoterpenes, nitrogenated compounds, sulphates, etc.) They are present in materials at low ppb to high percent levels.

Applications

• Sorbent tube desorption of paint in a lined tube and GC-MS identification
• micro-chamber (µ-CTE) building materials testing (ISO 16000-6)
• Permeation testing of food packaging
• Chemical resistance of protective clothing (ASTM F739- 99a)
• Vehicle seat coverings used to prevent VOC’s from PU foam affecting IVAQ (ISO 1505-1,2)
• SPE-tD (PDMS) cartridges for testing liquids (sludges, groundwaters, fruit juice, milk etc.)

(Inter)National standards for Thermal desorption

• US EPA TO-17 (pumped monitoring of ambient air)
• ISO/EN 16017 (diffuse sampling of ambient, indoor and workplace air)
• ASTM D-6196 (diffuse sampling of ambient, plus material emissions)
• EN 14319/ISO-DIS 16000 (TD-GC-MS analysis of material emissions)
• ASTM F-1982 (TD-GC-MS analysis for semi-conductor applications)
• NIOSH 2549 (US) and MDHS 72/80 (occupational hygiene related standards)

Contact and Information

For more information on VOC and SVOC testing or related items, please contact our experts by email

or phone: +31 (0)46 476 27 13