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title: "Cresols (mixed isomers) (1319-77-3): sampling methods"
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# Cresols (mixed isomers)

CAS number

1319-77-3

Also known as

2-methylphenol · 3-hydroxytoluene · 3-methylphenol · 4-methylphenol · Cresol (all isomers) · m-Cresol · meta-Cresol · Methylphenols · o-Cresol · ortho-Cresol · p-Cresol · para-Cresol

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 96** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-2 (100/50mg) |  | [226-95](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-95) |
| **MDHS 104** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-2 (100/50mg) |  | [226-95](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-95) |
| **NIOSH 2546** / Cresol (all isomers) by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2546.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-7 tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-95](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-95) |
| **NIOSH 2549** / VOCs (screening) by thermal desorption and GC -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2549.pdf) | Active (pump) | Thermal desorption tube |  | [226-330](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-thermal-desorption-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-330) |
| **OSHA 32** / Phenol & Cresol by HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-32.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-7 tube (100/50mg) | HPLC-UV | [226-95](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-95) |
| **EPA TO-8** / Phenol and Methylphenols by HPLC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/airtox.html) | Active (pump) | Midget impinger |  | [225-36-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-impingers/#part-225-36-1) / [225-22](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/biosampler/#part-225-22) |
| **Non-agency** / Cresols by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-61](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-61) |

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/)