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Beryllium
- CAS number
- 7440-41-7
- Also known as
- Be · Beryllium & compounds · Beryllium & compounds (as Be) · Beryllium (Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler) · Beryllium (Elements by ICP Aqua Regia Ashing) · Beryllium (Elements by ICP HNO3 Digestion) · Beryllium (Elements by ICP HNO3/HClO4 Ashing) · Beryllium (Elements on Wipes) · Beryllium (ICP analysis of metal/metalloid particulates from solder operations) · Beryllium (in air by portable fluorometry)
UK workplace exposure limits
Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.
Notations
- Carc: carcinogen
Sampling methods
| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIOSH 7102 Beryllium & compounds by AAS -GF Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | AA-GF | 225-3-01 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7300 Elements by ICP -AES (Nitric/perchloric acid ashing) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 225-8408 |
| NIOSH 7301 Elements by ICP -AES (Aqua regia ashing) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter or 5µm PVC filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-803 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7303 Elements by ICP -AES (Hot block/HCl/HNO3 Digestion) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 |
| 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 and Cassette Holder | ICP-AES | 225-8517 225-1 |
| NIOSH 7704 Beryllium by field-portable UV/VIS Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | P FLUOR UV/VIS | 225-3-01 225-3100 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 225-2415A |
| OSHA 1023 Beryllium and Compounds (as Be)by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | Filter Cassette | ICP-AES | 225-5 225-2LF 225-1 225-24 |
| OSHA 1023 Beryllium and Compounds (as Be)by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Surface | Smear Tabs | 225-24 | |
| OSHA ID 125G | Active (pump) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-3100 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID 206 | Active (pump) | ICP-AES | 225-3-01 225-1 225-2413 | |
| OSHA ID-125G Metals & metalloid particulates by ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | 225-3-01 225-3100 225-803 225-8215 225-1 | |
| OSHA ID-206 Metal & metalloid particulates from solder operations by ICP -AES Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | 225-3-01 225-1 | |
| 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 | |
| Other Contact SKC | Active (pump) | AA | 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)