Chemicals in reused wood and recycled material in wood-based panels
Mandatory
Required: must be met for the credential.
Klar Cite summary
Recycled wood in floors and panels must meet the European Panel Federation standard, with no treated wood and limits on ten listed contaminants.
Nordic Swan·clause O9·p.18
Human Health
- Exemption
- The requirement does not apply to sawdust, wood chips and similar materials that come straight from the wood-processing industry where the wood is virgin/untreated.
Original wording
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Details
What the product must meet
The document’s own listing
Arsenic (As): 25 mg/kg Cadmium (Cd): 50 mg/kg Chromium (Cr): 25 mg/kg Copper (Cu): 40 mg/kg Lead (Pb): 90 mg/kg Mercury (Hg): 25 mg/kg Fluorine (F): 100 mg/kg Chlorine (Cl): 1000 mg/kg Pentachlorophenol (PCP): 5 mg/kg Creosote (Benzo(a)pyrene): 0.5 mg/kg
The document’s own compact listing of the limits, as harvested.
- Exemptions
- The requirement does not apply to sawdust, wood chips and similar materials that come straight from the wood-processing industry where the wood is virgin/untreated.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- Certification or equivalent documentation of compliance with the EFP’s Standard for delivery conditions of recycled wood.
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
Klar Cite’s reading
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- Type of requirement
- Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Cite this clause
Nordic Swan · Floor Coverings (029) · version Group 029 v7.3 · clause O9 · page 18 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/aba6efc989f802c6
Record details
Page 18, 1.4.1 Wood raw materials. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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