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Kathon biocide

CAS number
55965-84-9
Also known as
5-Chloro-2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone with 2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone · Kathon 886 · Kathon 886 (kathon biocide)

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
Non-agency 55
Kathon biocide by HPLC/UV
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Silica gel OVS tube HPLC-UV 226-99

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)