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# Arsenic and arsenic compounds except arsine (as As)

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

As, sodium arsenite and arsenic trichloride, arsenic pentoxide and arsenates (e.g. lead arsenate and calcium arsenate)

## UK workplace exposure limits

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

### Notations

-   Carc: carcinogen

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 91/2** / Metals & metalloids by XRF / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs91-2.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM with 0.8µm MCE filter |  | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-1930](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-1930) |
| **NIOSH 502** / organo-Arsenic by IC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5022.pdf) | Active (pump) | 1µm PTFE filter in cassette |  | [225-17-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-17-01) / [225-3LF](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-3lf) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 7900** / Arsenic & compounds (except AsH3 & As2O3) by AAS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7900.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette (or Solu-CAP cassette) |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-8517](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/cassette-inserts/#part-225-8517) |
| **OSHA 1006** / Arsenic, Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead & Nickel by ICP -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1006.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter with coated back-up pad in cassette |  | [225-9001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-coated-treated-filters/#part-225-9001) |
| **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](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-1930](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-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)](https://www.skcltd.com/hazard-search.html)