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title: "Naphthas: exposure limits and sampling — Analyt-MTC"
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# Naphthas

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

Coal tar naphtha · Kerosene (kerosine) · Mineral spirits · Naphthas (see specific compounds) · Paraffin fuel (UK) · Petroleum distillate · Petroleum ether (benzin) · Petroleum naphtha · Rubber solvent · Stoddard solvent · VM&P naphtha

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 1550** / Napthas by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1550.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **OSHA 48** / Petroleum distillates (VM&P naphtha), Stoddard solvent, & mineral spirits by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-48.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) |  | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **Non-agency** / Petroleum naphtha by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-106](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-106) |

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/)