## 5 Analytical Methods to Assess VOCs
### GC-MS for VOCs Detection from Wood and Wood-Based Panels
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Material**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Aim**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Analytical Method**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Sample Extraction and**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Capillary Column**} \\  & & & **Introduction Technique** & **Length \(\times\) Internal Diameter;** & **Ref.** \\ \hline _Lark sibrica vs. Lark decidan_ & variability in VOCs composition, VOCs & CC-FID, CC-MS & SMPE: DVS-CAR-PDMS—30.30 \(\mu\)m & SLB-5 (30 \(\mu\)m \(\times\) 0.25 mm; 0.25 \(\mu\)m) & [43] \\  & intensity & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Picea abies_} & variability in VOCs composition, & & & & \\  & methods comparison & CC-MS & CAR-PDMS—50.00 \(\mu\)m & HP-5 (30 \(\mu\)m \(\times\) 0.32 mm; 0.25 \(\mu\)m) & [63] \\  & & & & & \\  & methods comparison & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Lark sibrica psibrica_} & variability in VOCs composition, & & & & \\  & methods comparison & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Serpula lacrymans,Coniophora_} & variability in VOCs composition, & & & & & \\  & methods comparison & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Serpula lacrymans,Coniophora_} & variability in VOCs composition, & & & & & \\  & methods comparison & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Picea abies_} & variability in VOCs composition & CC-MS & SPME: DVS-CAR-PDMS—30.30 \(\mu\)m & HP-5 (30 \(\mu\)m \(\times\) 0.25 mm) & [128] \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Lark sibrica psibrica_} & variability in VOCs composition & CC-MS & SPME: DVS-CAR-PDMS—30.30 \(\mu\)m & HP-5 (30 \(\mu\)m \(\times\) 0.25 mm) & [16] \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Pima sibrctstststs_} & variability in VOCs quantification & CC-MS & FLC (0.0035 m\({}^{*}\)) and Tenax TAQ & * & [70] \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Pima sibrctststs_} & TVOC, relative proportion (\% of total & & & \\  & emission) & CC-MS & glass container (0.015 m\({}^{2}\)) and Tenax TAQ & HP-5 (00 \(\mu\)m \(\times\) 0.2 mm; 0.5 \(\mu\)m) & [74] \\  & of different compound groups and individual compounds & & TAQ tubes & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Pima sibrctststs_} & MDF & TVOC emission rate (mg m\({}^{-2}\) h\({}^{-1}\)) & CC-MS & chamber (0.020 m\({}^{3}\)) and Tenax TAQ & RTX-1 (105 m \(\times\) 0.32 mm; 3 \(\mu\)m) & [112] \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{_Pima sibrctstststs_} & TVOC & CC-MS & stainless-steel chamber (0.58 m\({}^{2}\)) and Tenax TAQ tubes & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\  & & & & & \\  & & & & \\ \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Methods applied to assess VOCs from wood and wood-based panels. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Material**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Aim**} & \multirow{2}{*}{**Analytical Method**} & \multirow{2}{*}{\ \begin{tabular}{c} **Sample Extraction and** \\ **Introduction Technique** \\ \end{tabular}  } & \multicolumn{2}{c}{ \begin{tabular}{c} **Capillary Column** \\ **(Length \& Internal Diameter;** \\ **Filin Thickness)** \\ \end{tabular}  } & \multirow{2}{*}{**Ref. **} \\ \cline{3-3} \cline{5-6}  & & & & & \\ \hline
**OSB from Pinus sylvestris** & \ \begin{tabular}{c} aldehydes and terpen—chambers \\ comparison \\ \end{tabular}  & GC-MS & \begin{tabular}{c} glass desictor (0.023 m) and \\ stainless-steel chamber (1 m\({}^{3}\)) \\ and Texas TAB tubes, TRES \\ \end{tabular}  & \({}^{*}\) & [73] \\ \hline
**OSB** & \begin{tabular}{c} individual VOCs quantification \\ \end{tabular}