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Benz(a)anthracene

CAS number
56-55-3
Also known as
Benz(a)anthracene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC) · Benz(a)anthracene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC-MS) · Benz(a)anthracene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by HPLC) · Naphthanthracene · Tetraphene

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5506
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by HPLC/UV
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) HPLC-FD 225-1713
226-30-04
225-1
NIOSH 5515
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 225-1713
226-30-04
225-1
NIOSH 5528 Active (pump) GC-MS-SIM 226-57
224-29V
OSHA In House File Active (pump) HPLC-UV 225-709
225-1
ASTM D6209
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by GC -MS
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) PUF tube & quartz filter GC-MS 226-131
225-1808

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.

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