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Metolachlor

CAS number
51218-45-2
Also known as
2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5602
Chlorinated & organonitrogen herbicides by GC-ECD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) OVS-2 tube GC-ECD 226-58
224-29V
NIOSH 9201
Chlorinated & organonitrogen herbicides by GC-ECD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Dermal Patch
ASTM D4861-23
Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Low Volume PUF Tube 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); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)