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This Part of ISO 16000 specifies a method for determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and in air sampled for the determination of the emission of single VOCs and TVOC from building materials using test chambers and cells. The method is based on use of Tenax TA1) sorbent with subsequent thermal desorption and gas chromatographic analysis [1]. The method is valid for measurement of non-polar and slightly polar VOCs in a concentration range of sub-µg/m³ up to several mg/m³. Using the principles described in this method, some very volatile compounds (VVOC) and semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) can also be analysed.