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title: "Acrylamide (79-06-1): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/acrylamide-79-06-1/
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Hazard search

# Acrylamide

CAS number

79-06-1

Also known as

2-Propene amide · Acrylic acid amide · Prop-2-enamide · Vinyl amide

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.1 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Carc: carcinogen
-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 57/2** / Acrylamide by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs57-2.pdf) | Active (pump) | Midget impinger | HPLC-UV | [225-36-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-1) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **OSHA PV2004** / Acrylamide by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2004.pdf) | Active (pump) | OVS-7 tube | HPLC-UV | [226-57](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-57) |

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/)