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Octyl mercaptan

CAS number
111-88-6
Also known as
1-Mercaptooctane · 1-Octanethiol · n-Octyl mercaptan

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 GC tube (100/50mg) 226-35-03
NIOSH 2510
1-Octanethiol by GC-FPD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Tenax GC tube (100/50mg) GC-FPDS 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)