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title: "2-Dimethylamino ethanol (108-01-0): sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# 2-Dimethylamino ethanol

CAS number

108-01-0

Also known as

Dimethylethanolamine · N,N-Dimethylethanolamine

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 2 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 7.4 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 6 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 22 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 2561** / 2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol and 1-(Dimethylamino-2-propanol by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2561.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-7 tube (60/30mg) | GC-FID | [226-94](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-94) |
| **OSHA CSI** | Active (pump) |  | GC-FID | [226-10-04](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-10-04) |
| **Non-agency** / 2-Dimethylaminoethanol by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-180L](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-180l) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | HPLC-UV |  |

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/)