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title: "Organic vapours: exposure limits and sampling — Analyt-MTC"
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Hazard search

# Organic vapours

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

Organic vapors (charcoal tube method) · Organic vapors (diffusive sampler method) · See individual compounds

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **ASTM D3686** / Organic vapours by GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D3686.htm) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **ASTM D4597** / Organic gases & vapours by GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D4597.htm) | Passive | Passive sampler | GC | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) / [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |

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/)