Meet the LEED indoor air quality standards
with customized testing kits from SGS Galson.
Example set up pictured; other options are available.
If you’re ready to meet the standards, our SGS Galson LEED Indoor Air Quality Testing Kits have everything you need to comply; and we’re ready to help you every step of the way.
SGS Galson is your one-stop shop for everything you need to implement your LEED IEQ management plan. No one else can provide media, equipment and analysis, and no one does it better!
Our LEED v4.0 and v4.1 Indoor Air Quality Testing Kits are designed for:
- Re-use through multiple building zones to prevent renting duplicate instruments, reducing cost
- Shipping included both ways within the U.S.
- Gain 1 LEED credit with v4.0 and 2 credits with v4.1
Our Testing Kits
We offer two LEED Indoor Air Quality Testing Kits, both for the same cost.
LEED V4.0 LIST OF CONTAMINANTS
CONTAMINANT |
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION |
METHOD |
SAMPLING MEDIA |
SAMPLING TIME |
TOTAL AIR VOLUME |
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Formaldehyde |
27 ppb |
OSHA 1007 |
Assay 580 PM |
4 hours |
N/A |
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Particulates |
50 micrograms per cubic meter |
PM10 Gravimetric |
Gil Air Plus Pump at 4.0LPM w/PEM |
4 hours 15 min. |
1020 L |
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CO |
9 ppm and no greater than 2 ppm above the outdoor levels |
N/A |
Direct Read Instrument |
Continuous Data Logging |
N/A |
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Dimethylformamide (N, N-) |
40ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Epichlorohydrin |
1.5ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Ethylene glycol |
200ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether |
35ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate |
150ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether |
30ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate |
45ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Isophorone |
1,000ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Phenol |
100ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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Propylene glycol monomethyl ether |
3,500ug/m3 |
EPA TO-17 |
Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube |
4 hours |
12L |
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TVOCs/Target Chemicals |
500 micrograms per cubic meter/Remaining listed in CDPH Standard Method v1.1-2010 |
EPA TO-15 |
Minican w/4hr. Reg. |
4 hours |
N/A |
Our LEED v4.1 kit improves upon v4.0 by simplifying the process with fewer instruments, 100% in-house analysis, and faster results.
With Version 4.1 you can expect:
- CO, Ozone* and HCHO will all remain the same
- PM 10 and PM 2.5 no longer require lab analysis; use your direct-read field instrument
- Total VOCs only need an initial screening test for TVOC by Method TO15 or TO17
- If below 500 ppb, testing is completed
- If above 500 ppb, run the additional 10 VOCs listed in Table 2 below
LEED V4.1 LIST OF CONTAMINANTS
Contaminant |
Concentration Limit (µg/m3) |
Methods |
SAMPLING MEDIA |
SAMPLING TIME |
TOTAL AIR VOLUME |
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Table 1. Particulate Matter and inorganic gases
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Carbon monoxide (CO) |
9 ppm; no more than 2 ppm above outdoor levels |
ISO 4224 EPA Compendium Method IP-3 GB/T 18883-2002 for projects in China Direct calibrated electrochemical instrument with accuracy of (+/- 2% ppm <50 ppm minimum accuracy). |
Direct Read Instrument |
Continuous Data Logging |
N/A |
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PM 10 |
ISO 14644-1:2015, cleanroom class of 8 or lower 50 μg/m3 Healthcare only: 20 μg/m3 |
Particulate monitoring device with accuracy greater of 5 micrograms/m3 or 20% of reading and resolution (5 min average data) +/- 5 µg/m3 |
Direct Read Instrument
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PM 2.5 |
12 μg/m3 or 35 µg/m3** |
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Direct Read Instrument
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Ozone* |
0.07 ppm |
Monitoring device with accuracy greater of 5 ppb or 20% of reading and resolution (5 min average data) +/- 5 ppb ISO 13964 ASTM D5149 -– 02 EPA designated methods for Ozone* |
Direct Read Instrument
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Table 2. Volatile organic compounds
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Formaldehyde |
20 µg/m3 (16 ppb) |
ISO 16000-3, 4; EPA TO-11a, EPA comp. IP-6 ASTM D5197-16
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Assay 580 PM
|
Assay 580 PM
|
NA |
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Acetaldehyde |
140 µg/m3 |
Assay 580 PM
|
Assay 580 PM
|
NA
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Benzene |
3 µg/m3 |
ISO 16000-6 EPA IP-1, EPA TO-17, EPA TO-15 ISO 16017-1, 2; ASTM D6196-15 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
|
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Hexane (n-) |
7000 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Naphthalene |
9 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg. |
4 hours
|
NA
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Phenol |
200 µg/m3 |
EPA TO 17 Pump at 0.05LPM w/TD Tube
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4 hours
|
12L
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Styrene |
900 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Tetrachloroethylene |
35 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Toluene |
300 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Vinyl acetate |
200 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Dichlorobenzene (1,4-) |
800 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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Xylenes-total |
700 µg/m3 |
EPA TO-15 Minican w/4hr. Reg.
|
4 hours
|
NA
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**Projects in areas with high ambient levels of PM2.5 (known EPA nonattainment areas for PM2.5, or local equivalent) must meet the 35 ug/m3 limit, all other projects should meet the 12 ug/m3 limit. (QUOTED)
* SGS Galson can provide laboratory analysis for ozone by mod. OSHA ID-214 which is different than the technique specified for ozone in the USGBC LEED v4.1 documentation. Check with your USGBC representative to confirm whether data by this method will be accepted for your project.
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