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title: "Dimethylpropane (463-82-1): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Dimethylpropane

CAS number

463-82-1

Also known as

1,1,1-Tetramethylethane · 2,2-Dimethylpropane · Neopentane · Tetramethylmethane

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 600 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 1800 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 1500** / Hydrocarbons (BP 36-216°C) by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1500.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) |  | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **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) |

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)