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title: "Furfural (98-01-1): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Furfural

CAS number

98-01-1

Also known as

2-Furaldehyde (furfural) · 2-Furfural · 2-Furfuraldehyde · 2-Furylaldehyde · Furfural (Aldehydes, Screening)

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 2 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 8 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 5 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 20 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 72** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs72.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax thermal desorption tube (250mg) | TD, GC | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) |
| **MDHS 104** / VOCs by solvent or thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax TD tube (250mg) |  | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) |
| **NIOSH 2529** / Furfural by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2529.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated XAD-2 tube (120/60mg) | GC-FID | [226-118](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-118) |
| **NIOSH 2539** / Aldehydes (screening) by GC-FID /MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2539.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated XAD-2 tube (120/60mg) | GC-FID & GC-MS | [226-118](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-118) |
| **OSHA 72** / Furfural by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-72.pdf) | Active (pump) | Anasorb 747 tube (140/70mg) | GC-FID | [226-81A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-81a) |
| **EPA TO-17** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/documents/to-17r.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two Thermal Desorption tubes | TD, GC | [226-350](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-350) / [226-347](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-347) / [224-26-02](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-26-02) / [224-26-CPC](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-26-cpc) |
| **Non-agency** / Furfural by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-154](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-154) |
| **Non-agency** / Furfural by Colorimetric analysis | Passive | Gastec Dosi-tube |  | [810-91D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-91d) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | DR | [810-91D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-91d) |

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/)