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title: "Beryllium and beryllium compounds: sampling methods"
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# Beryllium and beryllium compounds

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

Beryllium acetate · Beryllium azide · Beryllium borohydride · Beryllium carbide · Beryllium carbonate · Beryllium halides · Beryllium hydride · Beryllium hydroxide · Beryllium nitrate · Beryllium nitride · Beryllium oxalate · Beryllium oxide · Beryllium sulphate · Beryllium sulphide · Beryllium telluride · Organoberyllium compounds

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.002 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Carc: carcinogen

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 14/4** / General methods for sampling and gravimetric analysis / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs14-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM with GFA Filter |  | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-58F](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-58f) |
| **NIOSH 7102** / Beryllium & compounds by AAS -GF / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7102.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 7704** / Beryllium by field-portable UV/VIS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7704.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-3100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3100) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **OSHA 1023** / Beryllium and Compounds (as Be)by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1023.pdf) | Active (pump) | Filter Cassette |  | [225-5](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/disposable-parallel-particle-impactors/#part-225-5) / [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) |
| **OSHA 1023** / Beryllium and Compounds (as Be)by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1023.pdf) | Surface | Smear Tabs |  | [225-24](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/smear-tabs/#part-225-24) |
| **OSHA ID-125G** / Metals & metalloid particulates by ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/id125g.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-3100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3100) / [225-803](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-803) / [225-8215](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-8215) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **OSHA ID-206** / Metal & metalloid particulates from solder operations by ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-id206.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-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](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)