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title: "Paraffin wax fume (8002-74-2): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Paraffin wax fume

CAS number

8002-74-2

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 2 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 6 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **OSHA PV2047** / Paraffin wax fumes by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2047.pdf) | Active (pump) | Glass fibre filter in 37mm cassette | GC-FID | [225-706](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-706) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |

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/)