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title: "Acetoin (513-86-0): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Acetoin

CAS number

513-86-0

Also known as

3-Hydroxy-2-butanone · Acetoin (acetyl methyl carbinol) · Acetyl methyl carbinol · Acetyl methyl carbinol (acetoin)

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 2558** / Acetoin by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2558.pdf) | Active (pump) | Anasorb CMS tube (150/75mg) | GC-FID |  |
| **OSHA 1012** / Acetoin & Diacetyl by GC-ECD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1012.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two silica gel tubes in series (600mg) | GC-FID | [226-183](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-183) |
| **Non-agency** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/VOC_Chek_575_Series-Selection_Guide.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler |  | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) / [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | GC-FID | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) / [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |

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/)