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title: "Acetaldehyde (75-07-0): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Acetaldehyde

CAS number

75-07-0

Also known as

Acetaldehyde (Aldehydes, Screening) · Acetic aldehyde · Ethanal · Ethyladehyde

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 20 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 37 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 50 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 92 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 102** / Aldehydes by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs102.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated Glass fibre filters OR coated silica gel tube | HPLC-PDA | [225-9003](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-coated-treated-filters/#part-225-9003) / [226-119](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-119) / [226-120](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-120) |
| **MDHS 102** / Aldehydes by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs102.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler | HPLC-PDA | [500-100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-umex-100-passive-sampler-for-formaldehyde/#part-500-100) |
| **NIOSH 2018** | Active (pump) |  | HPLC-UV | [226-119](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-119) / [224-29B](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29b) |
| **NIOSH 2538** / Acetaldehyde by GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2538.pdf) | Active (pump) | Treated XAD-2 tube (450/225mg) | GC-FID | [226-27](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-27) |
| **NIOSH 2539** / Acetaldehyde by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2539.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated XAD-2 tube (120/60mg) | GC-FID & GC-MS | [226-118](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-118) |
| **NIOSH 3507** / Acetaldehyde by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/3507.pdf) | Active (pump) | Fritted midget impinger | HPLC | [225-36-2](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-2) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **OSHA 68** / Acetaldehyde by GC -NSD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-68.pdf) | Active (pump) | Treated XAD-2 tube (450/225mg) | GC-NPD | [226-27](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-27) |
| **ASTM D5197** / Formaldehyde & other carbonyl compounds by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5197.htm) | Active (pump) | Coated silica gel tube | HPLC-UV | [226-119](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-119) / [226-120](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-120) |
| **Non-agency** / Acetaldehyde by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-92](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-92) |
| **Non-agency** / Acetaldehyde by Colorimetric analysis | Passive | Gastec Dosi-tube |  | [810-91D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-91d) / [810-151D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-151d) / [810-152D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-152d) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | HPLC-UV | [500-100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-umex-100-passive-sampler-for-formaldehyde/#part-500-100) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | DR | [810-152D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-152d) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | DR | [810-91D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-91d) |

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/)