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Arsenic
- CAS number
- 7440-38-2
- Also known as
- Arsenic & compounds (as As) · Arsenic & compounds (except arsine) as As · Arsenic (Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler) · Arsenic (Elements by ICP Aqua Regia Ashing) · Arsenic (Elements by ICP HNO3 Digestion) · Arsenic (Elements by ICP HNO3/HClO4 Ashing) · Arsenic (Elements on Wipes) · Arsenic (inorganic compounds as As) · Arsenic, inorganic (volatile compounds as As) · Arsenic, organo- · As
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 5022 | Active (pump) | IC-AA | 225-17-01 225-2LF 225-1 | |
| 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 (or Solu-CAP cassette) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-8517 225-1 225-8408 |
| NIOSH 7301 Elements by ICP (Aqua regia ashing) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter (or Solu-CAP cassette) or 5µm PVC filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-8517 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 (or Solu-CAP cassette) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-8517 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 |
| NIOSH 7900 Arsenic & compounds (except AsH3 & As2O3) by AAS Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette (or Solu-CAP cassette) | AA-F | 225-3-01 225-8517 225-1 |
| NIOSH 9102 Elements on wipes by ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Surface | Wipe | ICP-AES | 225-2414 225-2415 |
| OSHA 1006 Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead & Nickel by ICP -MS Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter with coated back-up pad in cassette | ICP-MS | 225-9001 225-1 225-3-01 |
| 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)