--- title: "Nickel (insoluble compounds) (7440-02-0): sampling methods" url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/nickel-insoluble-compounds-7440-02-0/ lang: en alternates: en: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/nickel-insoluble-compounds-7440-02-0/ de: https://analyt-mtc.com/de/tools/gefahrstoffsuche/nickel-insoluble-compounds-7440-02-0/ --- Hazard search # Nickel (insoluble compounds) CAS number 7440-02-0 Also known as Ni · Nickel (Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler) · Nickel (Elements by ICP Aqua Regia Ashing) · Nickel (Elements by ICP HNO3 Digestion) · Nickel (Elements by ICP HNO3/HClO4 Ashing) · Nickel (Elements on Wipes) · Nickel (insoluble compounds except nickel tetracarbonyl) (as Ni) · Nickel (metal & insoluble compounds as Ni) · Nickel (metal, soluble, & insoluble compounds as Ni) · Nickel (soluble compounds as Ni) · Nickel (soluble compounds except nickel tetracarbonyl) (as Ni) · Nickel (soluble compounds) ## UK workplace exposure limits | Limit | Value | Applies to | | --- | --- | --- | | 8-hour TWA | 0.5 mg/m³ | Nickel (insoluble compounds) | | 8-hour TWA | 0.1 mg/m³ | Nickel (soluble compounds) | ### Notations - Carc: carcinogen - Sen: can cause sensitisation - Sk: can be absorbed through the skin ## Sampling methods | Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **MDHS 14/4** / Total inhalable or respirable dusts by GR / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs14-4.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM with GLA-5000 or GFA filter | | [225-70A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/haz-dust-7204-particulate-monitor/#part-225-70a) / [225-76A](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/iom-sampler/#part-225-76a) / [225-5-25](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/button-sampler/#part-225-5-25) / [225-58F](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-58f) | | **MDHS 91/2** / Metals & metalloids by XRF / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs91-2.pdf) | Active (pump) | IOM with 0.8µm MCE filter | XRF | [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) | | **NIOSH 7300** / Elements by ICP (Nitric/perchloric acid ashing) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7300.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) / [225-8408](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-8408) | | **NIOSH 7301** / Elements by ICP (Aqua regia ashing) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7301.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter or 5µm PVC filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-803](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gla-5000-pvc-membrane-filters/#part-225-803) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **NIOSH 7303** / Elements by ICP (Hot block/HCl/HNO3 Digestion) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7303.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter filter in 37mm cassette | ICP-AES | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **NIOSH 7303** / Elements by ICP (Hot block/HCl/HNO3 Digestion) / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7303.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in 37mm cassette | | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **NIOSH 7306** / Elements by Cellulosic Internal Capsule Sampler ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/7306.pdf) | Active (pump) | Solu-CAP MCE Filters Preloaded in Cassettes and Cassette Holder | ICP-AES | [225-8517](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/cassette-inserts/#part-225-8517) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **NIOSH 9102** / Elements on wipes by ICP -AES / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/9102.pdf) | Surface | Wipe | ICP-AES | [225-2414](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ghost-wipes/#part-225-2414) / [225-2415](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ghost-wipes/#part-225-2415) | | **OSHA ID 121** | Active (pump) | | AA or AES | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **OSHA ID 125G** | Active (pump) | | ICP-AES | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-3100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3100) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **OSHA ID-121** / Metal & metalloid particulates by AAS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-id121.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **OSHA ID-125G** / Metals & metalloid particulates by ICP / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/id125g.pdf) | Active (pump) | 0.8µm MCE filter in cassette | | [225-3-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3-01) / [225-3100](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/mixed-cellulose-ester-membrane-filters/#part-225-3100) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) | | **BS ISO 15202-1:2020** / Metals and Metalloids by ICP -AES | Active (pump) | IOM with 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); [SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)](https://international.skcinc.com/sampling-guides/)