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title: "Aniline (62-53-3): exposure limits and sampling — Analyt-MTC"
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Hazard search

# Aniline

CAS number

62-53-3

Also known as

Aminobenzene · Aniline (Amines, Aromatic) · Benzeneamine · Phenylamine

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 1 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 4 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 72** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs72.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax thermal desorption tube (250mg) |  | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) |
| **MDHS 75/2** / Aromatic amines by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs75-2.pdf) | Active (pump) | Acid-coated Glass fibre filters (25mm for IOM Sampler) |  | [225-58F](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-58f) / [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) |
| **MDHS 96** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | Silica gel tube (150/75mg) | GC-FID | [226-10](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-10) |
| **MDHS 104** / VOCs by solvent or thermal desorption and GC | Active (pump) | Silica gel tube (100/50mg) |  | [226-10](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-10) |
| **MDHS 104** / VOCs by solvent or thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax TD tube (250mg) |  | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) |
| **NIOSH 2002** / Aromatic amines by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2002.pdf) | Active (pump) | Silica gel tube (150/75mg) | GC-FID or GC-NSD | [226-10](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-10) |
| **NIOSH 2017** / Aniline, o-Toluidine, & Nitrobenzene by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2017.pdf) | Active (pump) | Treated glass fiber filter with silica gel tube (520/260mg) | GC-FID | [225-9004](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-coated-treated-filters/#part-225-9004) / [226-15](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-15) |
| **OSHA PV2079** / Aniline by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2079.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated XAD-7 tube (80/40mg) | GC-FID | [226-98](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-98) |
| **EPA TO-17** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/documents/to-17r.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two Thermal Desorption tubes |  |  |
| **Non-agency** / Aniline by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-181](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-181) |
| **Non-agency** / Aromatic amines by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Wipes |  | [769-1001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/surface-dermal-test-kits/#part-769-1001) / [769-1031](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/colorimetric-swypes/#part-769-1031) / [769-3001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/permea-tec-pads/#part-769-3001) |
| **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/)