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2-Methoxy-1-propanol

CAS number
1589-47-5
Also known as
2-Methoxypropan-1-ol

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 72
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) See method
MDHS 104
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) 226-01
MDHS 104
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Tenax TD tube (250mg) or Chromosorb 106 (300mg) tube 226-357
226-358
OSHA 99
Propylene glycol monomethyl ethers & acetates by GC-FID
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Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
EPA TO-17
Toxic Organic Compounds
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Active (pump)

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); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)