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title: "Benzo(a)pyrene (50-32-8): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Benzo(a)pyrene

CAS number

50-32-8

Also known as

3,4-Benzopyrene · Benzo(a)pyrene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC) · Benzo(a)pyrene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC-MS) · Benzo(a)pyrene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by HPLC) · Benzoalphapyrene

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5506** / Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5506.pdf) | Active (pump) | 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) | HPLC-FD | [225-1713](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-1713) / [226-30-04](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-30-04) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 5515** / Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5515.pdf) | Active (pump) | 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [225-1713](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-1713) / [226-30-04](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-30-04) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 5528** | Active (pump) |  | GC-MS-SIM | [226-57](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-57) / [224-29V](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29v) |
| **OSHA 58** / Selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-58.pdf) | Active (pump) | 37mm, 1μm glass fibre filter in cassette | 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) |
| **ASTM D6209** / Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by GC -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D6209.htm) | Active (pump) | PUF tube & quartz filter | GC-MS | [226-131](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-131) / [225-1808](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/quartz-depth-filters/#part-225-1808) / [225-1709](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/personal-environmental-monitor-pem/#part-225-1709) / [761-200B](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/personal-environmental-monitor-pem/#part-761-200b) |

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/)