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Elemental carbon

CAS number
No CAS number
Also known as
Diesel emissions · Diesel exhaust · Diesel exhaust emissions(DEE) · Diesel particulate matter (DPM) · Soot

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5040
Diesel particulate matter (as elemental carbon) by TOT-FID
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) DPM cassette with cyclone or preloaded cassette with quartz filters 225-401
225-317
225-68
ASTM D6877
Diesel particulate matter by EGA-TOS
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) DPM cassette with cyclone or preloaded cassette with quartz filters 225-317
225-68
225-401

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)