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title: "Chloroacetic acid (79-11-8): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Chloroacetic acid

CAS number

79-11-8

Also known as

Chloroacetic acid (Monochloroacetic acid) · MCA · Monochloracetic acid · Monochloroacetic acid · Monochloroacetic acid (chloroacetic acid)

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.3 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 1.2 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 2008** / Chloroacetic acid by IC -CD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2008.pdf) | Active (pump) | Sorbent Tube | IC-CD | [226-47-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-47-01) |

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/)