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title: "Alachlor (15972-60-8): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/alachlor-15972-60-8/
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Hazard search

# Alachlor

CAS number

15972-60-8

Also known as

2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide · Aroclor · Lasso (aroclor)

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5602** | Active (pump) |  | GC-ECD | [226-58](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-58) / [224-29V](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29v) |
| **OSHA PV2035** | Active (pump) |  | HPLC-UV | [225-706](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-706) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **ASTM D4861-23** / Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.astm.org/d4861-23.html) | Active (pump) | Low Volume PUF Tube |  | [226-92](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-92) |

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/)