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title: "Liquified petroleum gas (68476-85-7): sampling methods"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/liquified-petroleum-gas-68476-85-7/
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Hazard search

# Liquified petroleum gas

CAS number

68476-85-7

Also known as

LPG

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 1000 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 1750 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 1250 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 2180 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Carc: carcinogen

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **OSHA CSI** |  |  | DET TB | [810-100A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-100a) |
| **Non-agency** / LPG by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-100A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-100a) |

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/)