EN 62321-8:2017

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
4 Principle
5 Reagents and materials
6 Apparatus
7 Sampling
8 Procedure
9 Calculation of phthalate concentration
10 Precision
11 Quality assurance and control
12 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Determination of phthalates in polymers by
        ion attachment mass spectrometry (IAMS)
Annex B (informative) - Determination of phthalates in polymers by
        liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS)
Annex C (informative) - Examples of chromatograms at suggested
        Conditions
Annex D (informative) - Verification of the EGA thermal desorption
        zone
Annex E (informative) - Example of IAMS and Py/TD-GC-MS
        Instruments
Annex F (informative) - Example of false positive detection of
        phthalates
Annex G (informative) - Examples of sample preparation for
        quantitative analysis of phthalates by GC-MS
Annex H (informative) - Extraction of phthalates by dissolution in
        THF using sonication and precipitation of polymer matrix
Annex I (informative) - Commercially available reference materials
        considered suitable for GC-MS and Py/TD-GC-MS
Annex J (informative) - Commercially available capillary columns
        considered suitable for GC-MS and Py-GC-MS
Annex K (informative) - Labware cleaning procedure for phthalate
        testing
Annex L (informative) - Results of international inter-laboratory
        study 5
Annex M (informative) - Sample analysis sequence
Annex N (informative) - Flow chart
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

IEC 62321-8:2017 specifies two normative and two informative techniques for the determination of di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), benzylbutyl phthalate (BBP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) and di-iso-decyl phthalate (DIDP) in polymers of electrotechnical products.