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title: "Asphalt (8052-42-4): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Asphalt

CAS number

8052-42-4

Also known as

Asphalt (petroleum fumes) · Asphalt fume (benzene-soluble & total particulate) · Asphalt fumes (petroleum) · Benzene-soluble & total particulate (asphalt fume) · Bitumen

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 5 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 10 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5042** / Benzene-soluble fraction and total particulate (asphalt fume) by GR / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5042.pdf) | Active (pump) | Filter with support pad, cassette | GR | 225-37-07 / [225-27](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/disposable-parallel-particle-impactors/#part-225-27) / [225-2LF](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/sureseal-cassette-blanks/#part-225-2lf) / [225-17-33](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-17-33) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **OSHA 58** | Active (pump) |  | GR & HPLC-FD, or GR & HPLC-UV | [225-7](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-7) / [225-2LF](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/sureseal-cassette-blanks/#part-225-2lf) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |

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/)