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title: "Heptachlor (76-44-8): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/heptachlor-76-44-8/
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Hazard search

# Heptachlor

CAS number

76-44-8

Also known as

3-Chlorochlordene · Heptachlor (non-occupational exposure)

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **OSHA PV2029** / Heptachlor by GC-ECD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2029.pdf) | Active (pump) | OVS-2 tube | GC-ECD | [226-30-16](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-30-16) |
| **ASTM D4861-23** / Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.astm.org/d4861-23.html) | Active (pump) | Low Volume PUF Tube |  | [226-92](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-92) |
| **ASTM D 4947** | Active (pump) |  | GC-ECD | [226-92](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-92) |

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/)