Significance and Use
5.1 Vinyl chloride-containing polymers are widely used to package a variety of materials, including foods.
5.2 Vinyl chloride monomer has been shown to be a human carcinogen. Threshold toxicity value has not been established.
5.3 Plastic manufacturers, food packagers, government agencies, etc. have a need to know the residual vinyl chloride monomer content of vinyl chloride-containing polymers.
1. Scope
1.1 This test method is suitable for determining the residual vinyl chloride monomer (RVM) content of homopolymer and copolymers of vinyl chloride down to a level of ∼5 ppb.
1.2 This test method is applicable to any polymer form, such as resin, compound, film, bottle wall, etc. that can be dissolved in a suitable solvent.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ISO Standard
ISO 6401 Plastics--Homopolymer and Copolymer Resins of Vinyl Chloride--Determination of Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer--Gas Chromatographic Method Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
OSHA Standard
29 CFR 1919.1017 Vinyl Chloride Available from Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Keywords
copolymers: headspace gas chromatography; homopolomyer; ppb range; PVC; vinyl chloride monomer;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 83.080.20 (Thermoplastic materials)
DOI: 10.1520/D4443-12
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