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title: "Manganese - respirable fraction: sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# Manganese - respirable fraction

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

Mn

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.05 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 91/2** / Metals & metalloids by XRF / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs91-2.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM sampler & foam, or cyclone with 0.8µm MCE filter |  | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-772](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-772) / [225-69](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/plastic-cyclone/#part-225-69) / [225-1930](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-1930) |
| **BS ISO 15202-1: 2020** / Determination of metals and metalloids in airborne particulate matter by ICP | Active (pump) | OM with 0.8µm MCE filter |  | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-1930](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-1930) |

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)