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title: "cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (156-59-2): sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

CAS number

156-59-2

Also known as

1,2-cis-Dichloroethylene · cis-1,2-Dichloroethene

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **ASTM D5466** / VOCs by GC -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5466.htm) | Active (pump) | Canister | GC-MS |  |

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/)