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title: "Diethylene glycol (111-46-6): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/diethylene-glycol-111-46-6/
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Hazard search

# Diethylene glycol

CAS number

111-46-6

Also known as

2,2'-Dihydroxyethyl ether · 2,2'-Oxybisethanol · 2,2'-Oxydiethanol · 3-Oxypentane-1,5-diol · Carbitol · Diethylene glycol (glycols) · Ethylene diglycol

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 23 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 101 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5523** / Glycols by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5523.pdf) | Active (pump) | OVS-7 tube | GC-FID | [226-57](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-57) / [224-29V](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29v) |

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/)