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title: "Copper and compounds (dusts and mists): sampling methods"
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# Copper and compounds (dusts and mists)

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

Copper acetates · Copper cyanide · Copper naphthenate · Copper oxychloride · Copper Sulphate · Cu, (Anhydrous and Monohydrated) · Cupric chloride · Cupric nitrate · Cupric oxide (black copper oxide) · Cuprous chloride · Cuprous oxide

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 1 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 2 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 7029** / Copper (dust and fume) by AAS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7029.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in preloaded cassette (or Solu-CAP cassette) |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-8517](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/cassette-inserts/#part-225-8517) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 7300** / Elements by ICP (Nitric/perchloric acid ashing) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7300.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette (or Solu-CAP cassette) |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-8517](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/cassette-inserts/#part-225-8517) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 7301** / Elements by ICP (Aqua regia ashing) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7301.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter (or Solu-CAP cassette) or 5µm PVC filter in 37mm cassette |  | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-8517](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/cassette-inserts/#part-225-8517) / [225-803](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-803) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 7303** / Elements by ICP -AES (Hot block/HCl/HNO3 Digestion) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7303.pdf) | Active (pump) | Filter 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 9102** / Elements on wipes by ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/9102.pdf) | Surface | Wipe |  | [225-2414](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ghost-wipes/#part-225-2414) |
| **OSHA 206** / Metal & metalloid particulates from solder operations by ICP / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id206/id206.html) | 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) |
| **OSHA ID-121** / Metal & metalloid particulates by AAS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id121/id121.html) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in preloaded 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) |
| **OSHA ID-125G** / Metals & metalloid particulates by ICP / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/inorganic/id125g/id125g.html) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 25mm or 37mm cassette |  | [225-3100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3100) / [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)