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title: "Glycerol trinitrate (55-63-0): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Glycerol trinitrate

CAS number

55-63-0

Also known as

1,2,3-Propanetriol trinitrate · Glyceryl trinitrate · Nitroglycerin

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.01 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.095 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 0.02 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 0.19 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 96** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax-GC tube (100/50mg) |  | [226-35-03](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-35-03) |
| **NIOSH 2507** / Ethylene glycol dinitrate by GC-ECD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/2507EGDN.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax GC tube (100/50mg) | GC-ECD | [226-35-03](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-35-03) |
| **OSHA 43** / Ethylene glycol dinitrate & Nitroglycerin by LC -TEA or HPLC/UV / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-43.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax-GC tube (100/50mg) | HPLC | [226-35-03](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-35-03) |

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/)