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title: "1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate (3173-72-6): sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# 1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate

CAS number

3173-72-6

Also known as

1,5-Naphthalene diisocyanate (isocyanates, total) · Naphthylene diisocyanate · Naphthylene diisocyanate (NDI) (isocyanates) · NDI

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.02 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 0.07 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 25/4** / Organic Isocyanates in air (aerosols) by HPLC -EC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs25-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | Midget impinger & coated glass fibre filter |  | [225-36-4](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-4) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **MDHS 25/4** / Organic Isocyanates in air (vapours only) by HPLC -EC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs25-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | Stainless Steel IOM with coated glass fibre filter |  | [225-79A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-79a) |
| **MDHS 25/4** / Organic Isocyanates in air (aerosols per Appendix 2) by HPLC -EC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs25-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | Stainless Steel IOM with coated glass fibre filter |  | [225-79A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-79a) |
| **NIOSH 5521** / Isocyanates (monomeric) by HPLC -ECD/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5521.pdf) | Active (pump) | Midget impinger | HPLC-ELCHM & HPLC-UV | [225-36-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-1) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **NIOSH 5525** / Isocyanates, total (MAP) (aerosols of aromatic isocyanates > 2µm) by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5525.pdf) | Active (pump) | Impinger |  | [225-36-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-1) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **NIOSH 5525** / Isocyanates, total (MAP) (Aerosols of aromatic isocyanates) by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5525.pdf) | Active (pump) | Impinger with coated glass fibre filter | HPLC-UV | [225-7](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-7) / [225-4](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/sureseal-cassette-blanks/#part-225-4) / [225-27](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/disposable-parallel-particle-impactors/#part-225-27) / [225-36-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-1) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) / [225-702](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/button-sampler/#part-225-702) / [225-76A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-76a) |
| **NIOSH 5525** / Isocyanates, total (MAP) (Vapour only) by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5525.pdf) | Active (pump) | Stainless steel IOM + coated glass fibre filter |  | [225-76A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-76a) / [225-702](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/button-sampler/#part-225-702) |
| **OSHA PV2046** / 1,5-Napthalene diisocyanate by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2046.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated Glass fibre filter in cassette | HPLC-UV-FD | [225-9013](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-coated-treated-filters/#part-225-9013) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |

Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.

Source: [SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/hazard-search.html); [SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://international.skcinc.com/sampling-guides/)