Typical regulations/protocols include

• The Californian Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) - aimed to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products,
  
  
• AgBB protocol- emissions testing for fire-resistant floor coverings
  
  
• AFSSET - applies to all solid building materials such as interior walls, ceiling tiles, floor coverings, wall coverings, wall insulation materials, etc.
  
  
• JAMA, TÜV and leading automotive manufacturers specifications

Methods for monitoring

Methods for monitoring formaldehyde include standard dinitrophenyl hydrazine (DNPH) derivitisation methods or the use of on-line formaldehyde monitors such as the AL4021. Standard derivatisation methods for monitoring formaldehyde are often tedious, time consuming, and expensive.

The AL4021 formaldehyde monitor provides a simple, continuous, rapid, sensitive and cost effective approach that is suitable for a variety of environmental air monitoring and material emission applications and material types.

The AL4021 can be interfaced with:

• Emissions chambers
  
  
• Emission cells (FLEC®)
  
  
• Markes Micro-Chamber / Thermal Extractor (µ-CTE)
  
  
• To the split outlet of a Markes (ULTRA)-UNITY 2 thermal desorber for simultaneous formaldehyde and (S)VOC analysis.

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Useful Links

Californian Air Resources Board- Composite Wood Air Toxic Control Measure

Fraunhofer-Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI)

Eurofins