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2,6-Toluenediamine

CAS number
823-40-5
Also known as
2,4-Diaminotoluene · 2,6-TDA · o-Toluenediamine · ortho-Toluenediamine · Toluene-2,6-diamine

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5516
2,4- & 2,6-Toluenediamine (in the presence of isocyanates) by HPLC/UV
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Midget impinger HPLC-UV 225-36-1
225-22
OSHA 65
Benzidine, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine,2,4-toluenediamine, and 2,6-toluenediamine by GC-ECD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Dual filter cassette: two coated glass fibre filters GC-ECD 225-9004
225-1

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