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Chrysene

CAS number
218-01-9
Also known as
1,2-Benzophenanthrene · Chrysene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC) · Chrysene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by GC-MS) · Chrysene (Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons by HPLC)

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5506
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by HPLC/UV
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Active (pump) 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) HPLC-UV 225-1713
226-30-04
225-1
NIOSH 5515
Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by GC-FID
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Active (pump) 37mm, 2µm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 225-1713
226-30-04
225-1
NIOSH 5528 Active (pump) GC-MS-SIM 226-57
224-29V
OSHA 58
Chrysene by GR and HPLC -FD or HPLC -UV
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Filter Cassette GR & HPLC-FD, or GR & HPLC-UV 225-7
225-2LF
225-1
ASTM D6209
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by GC -MS
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Active (pump) PUF tube with quartz filter GC-MS 226-131
225-1821
225-1808

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