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Nitroglycerin

CAS number
628-96-6
Also known as
1,2,3-Propanetriol trinitrate · 1,2-Ethanediol dinitrate · Ethylene glycol dinitrate · Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN) · Glycerol trinitrate

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 96
VOCs by solvent desorption and GC
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Tenax tube (100/50mg) 226-35-03
NIOSH 2507
Nitroglycerin by GC-ECD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Tenax GC tube (100/50mg) GC-ECD 226-35-03
OSHA 43
Ethylene glycol dinitrate & Nitroglycerin by LC -TEA or HPLC/UV
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Tenax-GC tube (100/50mg) HPLC-TEA 226-35-03

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)