TESTING INDOOR AIR PRODUCTS: ONE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING WIDELY ACCEPTED PROTOCOLS

摘要

RTI is a partner in the US EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program, with responsibility for evaluation of products intended to improve indoor air quality. The program objective is to further the development of self-supporting private environmental testing/certification programs for indoor air products by convening stakeholder groups and developing and verifying test protocols. The protocols have also been specified in public and private procurements. Two areas of emphasis have been low emitting (i.e., low offgassing) commercial furniture and general ventilation filters for removal of aerosol contaminants. These areas have been reported earlier. A third area of emphasis currently being pursued is the evaluation of in-duct electronic air cleaners. While the ASHRAE 52.2 is a starting point for the test protocol, RTI has investigated conditioning and dust loading issues specific to electronic air cleaners. A companion paper at the conference discusses the laboratory results.