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title: "Dimethylformamide (68-12-2): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Dimethylformamide

CAS number

68-12-2

Also known as

DMF · N,N-Dimethylformamide · N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) · N-Formyldimethylamine

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 5 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 15 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 10 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 30 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 88** | Passive |  | GC-FID | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |
| **NIOSH 2004** / Dimethylformamide by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2004.pdf) | Active (pump) | Silica gel tube (150/75mg) | GC-FID | [226-10](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-silica-gel-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-10) |
| **OSHA 66** / Dimethylformamide by GC-NPD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-66.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-NPD | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **Non-agency** / Dimethyl formamide by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-183](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-183) |
| **Non-agency** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/VOC_Chek_575_Series-Selection_Guide.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler |  | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | GC-FID | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | GC-FID | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-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)](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/)