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Butyl acetate

CAS number
123-86-4
Also known as
Butyl ethanoate · n-Butyl acetate · n-Butyl acetate (Esters I)

UK workplace exposure limits

LimitValueApplies to
8-hour TWA 150 ppm
8-hour TWA 724 mg/m³
15-minute STEL 200 ppm
15-minute STEL 966 mg/m³

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 72 Active (pump) TD, GC 226-358
MDHS 72
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) 226-01
MDHS 80 Active (pump) GC-ECD 226-358
MDHS 88
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Passive sampler GC-FID 575-001
575-002
MDHS 96
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
MDHS 104
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) 226-01
MDHS 104
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Tenax TA Tube (250 mg) or Chromosorb 106 Tube (300 mg) 226-357
226-358
NIOSH 1450
Esters by GC-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
NIOSH 2549
VOCs (screening) by thermal desorption and GC -MS
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Thermal desorption tube 226-330
OSHA 1009
n-, Iso-, sec-, and tert-Butyl acetate by GC-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
OSHA 1009
n-, Iso-, sec-, and tert-Butyl acetate by GC-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Passive sampler GC-FID 575-002
OSHA 5000
Organic Vapour Sampling Group 1 by GC-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Anasorb CSC sorbent tube 226-01
EPA TO-17 Active (pump) TD, GC 226-350
226-347
224-26-02
224-26-CPC
EPA TO-17
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Two Thermal Desorption tubes
EPA TO-17
Toxic Organic Compounds by thermal desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Passive sampler
Non-agency
Butyl acetate by Colorimetric analysis
Direct-reading Gastec Detector tube 810-142
810-142L
Non-agency
VOCs by solvent extraction and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Anasorb CSC (500mg) passive sampler 690-105
Non-agency
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Anasorb GBC1 (370mg) or Chromosorb 106 (285 mg) or Tenax TA (265 mg) passive sampler 690-101
690-103
690-104
Other Passive GC-FID 575-001
Other Passive GC-FID 575-002
Other Passive TD, GC 690-101
690-103
690-104
Other Passive GC-FID 690-105
Other Internal Passive TD, GC 690-101
690-103
690-104
Other Internal Passive GC-FID 690-105

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)