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Cymene

CAS number
99-87-6
Also known as
1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene · 4-Isopropyltoluene · 4-Isopropyltoluene (p-cymene) · Dolcymene · p-Cymene · p-Cymene (4-isopropyltoluene) · p-Isopropyltoluene · para-Cymene

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
Non-agency
Cymene by Colorimetric analysis
Direct-reading Gastec Detector Tube 810-141L
Non-agency
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Passive Passive sampler 575-001
575-002
Other Passive GC-FID 575-001
575-002

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); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)