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Emission measurements were taken in a test chamber on a specimen of #Controllinnerseal provided by BetonSeal GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne.
The results, documented in the examination report. led to the assessment below. The examination is based on the professional guidelines set by the office of Dr Zwiener relating to health and safety standards drawn up by the town council of the City of Cologne for building materials and construction projects
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#Controllinnerseal Ecological report
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Examination Report No. 21661-1
Commissioned by: BetonSeal GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne
Name of specimen ControllRInnerseal
Specimen No. 21661-1
Specimen properties Impregnation liquid
Specimen prepared by: BetonSeal GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne
Date of preparation 27.10.2009
Status of the specimen In perfect condition
Date of the report 17.11.2009
No. of pages 12
Aims of the report 1. Emission Analysis
volatile organic combinations (VOC)
formaldehyde
Examination undertaken by: eco-INSTITUT GmbH, Cologne
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Contents
Examination Report 3
1 Emission Analysis 3
1.1 Volatile organic combinations (VOC) 3
Measured 3 days after in the test chamber. 6
1.1.1 CMR-VOC3d 6
1,1,2 V0C3d/TVOC3d 7
1.1.3 VVOC3d 8
1.1.4 SVOC3d 9
1.2 Formaldehyde3d 10
Assessor Evaluation 11
Appendix 12
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Examination Report
1 Emissions analysis
1.1 Volatile organic compound
Definition of Terms
VOC (Volatile organic compounds) All individual substances in a concentration of 0.001
mg/m3 within the retention range
of C6 (n-hexane) to C16 (n-hexadecane).
Substances see LCI list / AgBB (Committee for Health-
related Evaluation of Building Products
2. TVOC (Total volatile organic compounds) Sum of all the individual substances within the retention
range C6 to C16
CMR-VOC (carcinogenic, mutagenic, All individual substances in the following categories:
reprotoxic VOC) Regulation (EG) No. 1272/2008: Categories carc. 1A and
1B; muta. 1A and 1B; Repr. 1A and 1B
IARC: Group 1 and 2A
DFG MAK-list Categories lll1 and lll2
VVOC (very volatile organic compounds) All individual substances with concentrations >/=
0.001mg/m3 within the retention range < C6
SVOC (semi-volatile organic compounds) All substances > 0.001 mg/m3 within the retention range
of > C16 (n-hexadecane)to > C22 docosane.
Total SVOC Sum of all SVOC within the retention range of C16 to
C22
Identified and calibrated substances (Cid sub) The spectrum and retention time corresponds with the
Calculated substance-specifically calibrated control substance
Non-identified substances calculated as Presumed figure from the emission spectrum or rating
according to
toluene equivalent the substance group.
SER Specific Emissions Rate (see appendix)
LCI value Lowest concentration of interest: calculating value for
determining VOC as
established by the AgBB
R value The ratio is made up of the concentration and the LCI
value for every substance proved present in the test
chamber.
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List of volatile organic compounds:
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Toluene
Ethylbenzene
p-xylene
m-xylene
o-xylene
Isopropylbenzene
n- propylbenzene
1,3,5 trimethylbenzene
1,2,4 trimethylbenzene
1,2,3 trimethylbenzene
2-ethyltoluene
1-isopropyl-4- methylbenzene
1,2,4,5 tetramethylbenzene
7. 1 VVOC
2 SVOC
3 Analysis DIN ISO 16000-3
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Examination Methods
Preparation of the specimen DIN EN ISO 16000-11
Preparation: The lime/sandstone blocks were
applied with 2 coats according to
manufacturer's instructions.
Masking the back of the No
specimen
Masking the edges Yes
Relationship between edges n/a
and surfaces
Placement On the surface of the chamber
Measurements 5 x [24 x 11] cm
Test chamber specifications DIN EN ISO 16000-9
Volume of the chamber 0.125 m3
Temperature 23 degrees C
Relative air moisture 50%
Air pressure normal
Air purified
Rate of air exchange 0.5 h-1
Air current velocity 0.3 m/s
Placement 1 m2/m3
Specific airflow rate 0.5 m3/m2*h
Air sample Taken after 3 days in the test
chamber
Analysis DIN ISO 16000-3
DIN ISO 16000-6
8. Determination limit 2ug//m3
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Measurements taken after 3 days in the test chamber
1.1.1 CMR-VOC3d
Aim of the examination
Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic organic compounds (CMR-VOC), test chamber, air sample taken 3
days after the beginning of the test.
Results
No CMR-VOC were detectable after 3 days in the test chamber.
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1.1.2 VOC3d/TVOC3d
Aim of the examination
Volatile organic compounds (VOC), test chamber, air sample taken 3 days after the beginning of the test.
Results
No. Substance CAS No. Concentration (in the test
Chamber
VOC3d: identified and calibrated substances according to the LCI list / AgBB, calculated substance-
specifically (Cid sub)
6 Glycol, glycol ether and glycol ester
6-12 Dipropyleneglycolmono-methylether 34590-94-8 2
7 Aldehydes
7-8 Decanal 112-31-2 2
VOC3d Further identified and calibrated substances in addition to the LCI list/AgBB, calculated substance-
specifically (C id sub)
VOC3d Non-identified substances, calculated as toluene equivalent (C ni tot)
Siloxane compound 2
9. Butoxypropanol 4
Total volatile organic compounds
Concentration: 10
SER3: 12
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VVOC
Aim of the examination
(See above)
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SVOC
(See above)
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1.2 Formaldehyde3d
Aim of the examination:
Formaldehyde, test chamber, air sample taken after 3 days.
Examination methods:
Preparation of the specimen:
DIN EN 717-1iA (see 1.1 Volatile organic compounds)
Test chamber specifications:
DIN EN 717-1 with the following deviations:
- no determination of the concentration equivalents; formaldehyde emission was measured as stated
above
10. - size of test chamber: see test chamber volume
- relative humidity: 50%
- air exchange rate and placement: see 1.1 volatile organic compounds
Test chamber emissions parameters: see 1.1 volatile organic compounds
Air sample: taken 3 days after placement
Analysis::
DIN EN 16000-3
Determination limit: 3 ug/m3= 0.003ppm
Results:
Substance: formaldehyde
Concentration (air in test chamber) ug/m3: <3
Concentration (air in test chamber) ppm: <0.003
Cologne, 17 November 2009
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Assessor evaluation
Emission measurements were taken in a test chamber on a specimen of ControllRInnerseal provided by
BetonSeal GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne.
The results, documented in the examination report. led to the assessment below. The examination is
based on the professional guidelines set by the office of Dr Zwiener relating to health and safety standards
drawn up by the town council of the City of Cologne for building materials and construction projects.
Carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic compounds (CMR-VOC) were not detectable 3 days after
placement in the test chamber.
The total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) 3 days after placement in the test chamber amounted to 10
ug/m3 and well below the reference level of 300 ug//m3.
The total VOC without LCI 3 days after placement in the test chamber amounted to 6 ug/m3 and was well
below the reference level of 100 ug/m3.
VOC according to regulation (EG) No. 1272/2008: category carc.2, muta.2, repr.2; TRGS 905: C3, M3,
R3; IARC: Group 2B; DFG MAK list: category lll3 not detectable 3 days after placement in the test
chamber.
Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) were not detectable 3 days after placement in the test chamber.
The R value amounted to 0.002 which is well below the reference level of 1.0.
No formaldehyde was detectable 3 days after placement in the test chamber.
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Appendix
Explanatory notes to the Specific Emissions Rate (SER)
Rates of emission are measured under defined physical conditions (temperature, relative air humidity,
placement, air exchange rate etc...).
Such test chamber results are only directly comparable if the experiments are conducted under the same
conditions.
If variations in the physical conditions only affect the air exchange rate and/or the placement, results from
SER (specific emissions rates) can be used as reference. The SER measures how much VOC is released
from a given unit of specimen per hour.
The SER can be calculated for each individual component of VOC proved to be present. This calculation
is based in the findings of the examination report with reference to the formulae below:
The following can be taken as unit of specimen:
L = length unit (m) emissions relating to the length
A = area unit (m2) emissions relating to the area
V = volume unit (m3) emissions relating to the volume
U = (complete) unit emissions relating to the complete unit
This means we can distinguish 4 dimensions of SER:
Length specific SER(l) in ug/m h
Area specific SER(a) in ug/m2 h
Volume specific SER(v) in ug/m3 h
Unit specific SER(u) in ug/n h
The SER therefore represents a product specific rate that describes the mass of VOC emitted from the
product per unit of time at a given interval after the beginning of the test.
SER = q . C
q specific air flow rate (quotient from the air exchange rate and the placement)
C Concentration of the measured substances
The results can be quoted in microgrammes (ug) or milligrammes (mg). 1mg = 1000 ug