SEE LEED INDOOR AIR QUALITY CHART BELOW:

Contaminant

Maximum Allowed Concentration

Sampling /
Analytical Method

Media

Flow Rate
(Over 4 Hours)

Total Volume

Lab MRL

Preserve /
Hold Time

Formaldehyde

50 ppbV
(Version 2.2)

27 ppbV
(Version 3.0-2009)

EPA
TO-11A
DNPH Silica
Gel tube
200
mL/min
48L 1.7ppbV Keep tubes cold (freezer) before use. Ship samples cold (4°C) overnight to lab/14 days until extraction
Particulates (PM10) 50
µg/m3
handheld
meter

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) * 500
µg/m3
EPA
TO-17
Thermal Desorption tube 50
mL/min
12L 50-100 µg/m3 Tubes may be stored at room temperature before use. Ship samples cold (4°C) overnight to lab/28 days until analysis
4-Phenylcyclohexene
(4-PCH) **
6.5
µg/m3
EPA
TO-17
Thermal
Desporption tube
50
mL/min
12L 0.83 µg/m3 Tubes may be stored at room temperature before use. Ship samples cold (4°C) overnight to lab/28 days until analysis
Carbon Monoxide (CO) 9 ppmV and
no greater than
2 ppmV above
outdoor levels
handheld
meter

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

* Other sampling/analytical methods are available for TVOC. Please call the laboratory to discuss benefits and drawbacks of the various available methods.

** This test is only required if carpets and fabrics with styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) latex backing material are installed as part of the building systems.

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