Chemical analysis

Chemical analysis of wood preservatives, determination of formaldehyde and VOC

• Checking of impregnation solutions
• Qualitative and quantitative detection of wood preservatives in timber
• Determination of penetration depth

Services

• Supervision and certification of wood preservatives according to DIBt and RAL
• Detection of wood preservatives in wood and wood composites (identification, penetration depth and contents of actives
• Leaching-tests according to different emission scenarios (determination of leaching-rates, OECD Guidlines I and II, UBA-Eluattox-procedure, EN84, ENV 1250-2, prCEN/TS 15119-1 and 15119-2), Field test NT Build 509, Semi-field testing
• Identification analysis of wood preservatives
• Stability testing of wood preservatives and impregnation solutions
• Determination of fixation performance of wood preservatives (determination of minimum fixation time in approval procedures)
• Verification of wood preservation according to DIN 68800-3 (Quality of Impregnation, causes of damage)
• Investigation into wood preservative treatment of construction wood (Penetration and uptake amounts e.g. EN 351-1, BS 8417, AS 1604.1)
• Test of coated construction wood for exterior use (e.g. windows, balconies, coating thickness, bluestain protection, quality of coats)
• Determination of wood preservative contaminations (e.g. DDT, PCP, Lindane) of wood constructions and dust (evaluation acc. to PCP-sanitation guideline
• Determination of formaldehyde emissions from wood composites and in indoor air (Perforvator value EN 120, Gas analysis EN 717-2, 1m³-chamber test EN 717-1)
• Determination of emission of VOC / SVOC from building materials (Determination and evaluation acc. to AgBB-scheme as well as DIN EN 13419, DIN EN 15052 and DIN EN ISO 16000)
• Quality inspection and certification of wood composites in regard of harmful agents (e.g. lindane, formaldehyde acc.to DIBt-guideline 100 resp. IKEA-specification IOS-MAT-0003)
• Testing and supervision of products containing used wood according to Altholz-Verordnung (heavy metals, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead, chlorine, flourine, pentachlorophenole)
• Expert opinions about efficacy of wood preservatives (e.g. for DIBt approval procedure)

Equipment - instrumental analysis

• ICP-OES
• GC-MS
• HPLC-UV
• LC-MS/MS
• UV-VIS

Gaschromatograph (GC-MS)

Liquid chromatograph (LC-MS/MS)

Test chambers for gas emissions

Contact persons

MPA Eberswalde
Materialprüfanstalt Brandenburg GmbH
Alfred-Möller-Straße 1
16225 Eberswalde

Fax: +49 (0)3334 65550

Checking impregnation solutions

Qualitative detection of wood preservatives in construction timbers

Penetration of copper-containing wood preservatives

Verification of impregnation quality

Verification of impregnation quality

Field-leaching tests according to NT Build 509