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Antimony
- CAS number
- 7440-36-0
- Also known as
- Antimony & compounds (as Sb) · Antimony (Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler) · Antimony (Elements by ICP Aqua Regia Ashing) · Antimony (Elements by ICP HNO3 Digestion) · Antimony (Elements by ICP HNO3/HClO4 Ashing) · Antimony (ICP Analysis of Metal/metalloid Particulates from Solder Operations) · Sb
UK workplace exposure limits
Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.
Sampling methods
| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDHS 91/2 Metals & metalloids by XRF Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | IOM with 0.8µm MCE filter | XRF | 225-70A 225-1930 |
| NIOSH 7300 Elements by ICP (Nitric/perchloric acid ashing) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7301 Elements by ICP (Aqua regia ashing) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter or 5µm PVC filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-803 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7303 Elements by ICP (Hot block/HCl/HNO3 Digestion) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7306 Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | Solu -Cap MCE filters preloaded in cassettes | ICP-AES | 225-8517 225-1 |
| OSHA 206 Metal & metalloid particulates from solder operations by ICP Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | 225-3-01 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID 121 | Active (pump) | AA or AES | 225-3-01 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID 125G | Active (pump) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-3100 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID 206 | Active (pump) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 225-2413 | |
| OSHA ID-121 Metal & metalloid particulates by AAS Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | 225-3-01 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID-125G Metals & metalloid particulates by ICP Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 25mm or 37mm, 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | 225-3-01 225-3100 225-1 | |
| BS ISO 15202-1: 2020 Determination of metals and metalloids in airborne particulate matter by ICP | Active (pump) | IOM with 0.8µm MCE filter | 225-70A 225-1930 |
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); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)