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Ethyl acrylate

CAS number
140-88-5
Also known as
Ethyl acrylate (Esters I) · Ethyl propenoate

UK workplace exposure limits

LimitValueApplies to
8-hour TWA 5 ppm
8-hour TWA 21 mg/m³
15-minute STEL 10 ppm
15-minute STEL 42 mg/m³

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 72
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Tenax thermal desorption tube (250mg) TD, GC 226-357
MDHS 88
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
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Passive Passive sampler GC-FID 575-002
MDHS 96
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
MDHS 104
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) 226-01
MDHS 104
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Tenax TD tube (250mg) 226-357
NIOSH 1450
Esters by GC-FID
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Active (pump) Charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-01
OSHA 92
Ethyl & Methyl acrylate by GC-FID
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Active (pump) Coated charcoal tube (100/50mg) GC-FID 226-73
EPA TO-17 Active (pump) TD, GC 226-350
226-347
224-26-02
224-26-CPC
EPA TO-17
Toxic Organic Compounds by thermal desorption and GC
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Active (pump) Thermal desorption tube 226-300
EPA TO-17
Toxic Organic Compounds by thermal desorption and GC
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Passive Passive sampler
Non-agency
Ethyl acrylate by Colorimetric analysis
Direct-reading Gastec detector tube 810-141L
Non-agency
VOCs by solvent extraction and GC
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Passive Anasorb CSC (500mg) passive sampler 690-105
Non-agency
VOCs by thermal desorption and GC
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Passive Anasorb GBC1 (370mg) or Chromosorb 106 (285 mg) passive sampler 690-101
690-103
Non-agency 54 Active (pump) GC-FID 226-81A
Other Passive GC-FID 575-002
Other Passive TD, GC 690-101
690-103
Other Passive GC-FID 690-105
Other Internal Passive GC-FID 690-105

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)