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title: "Parathion (56-38-2): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/parathion-56-38-2/
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Hazard search

# Parathion

CAS number

56-38-2

Also known as

Ethyl parathion · O,O-Diethyl-O-(4-nitrophenyl)phosphorothioate · Parathion (Organophosphorus Pesticides)

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5014** | Active (pump) |  | GC-FPD | [225-709](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/glass-fibre-depth-filters/#part-225-709) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **NIOSH 5600** / Organophosphorus pesticides by GC-FPD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5600-F.pdf) | Active (pump) | OVS-2 tube with quartz filter | GC-FPD | [226-58](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-58) / [224-29V](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29v) |
| **OSHA 62** / Chlorpyrifos, Dichlorvos, Diazinon, Malathion & Parathion by GC-FPD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha62.pdf) | Active (pump) | OVS-2 tube with GF filter | GC-FPD | [226-30-16](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-osha-versatile-sampler-ovs-tubes/#part-226-30-16) / [224-29V](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-29v) |
| **ASTM D4861-23** / Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.astm.org/d4861-23.html) | Active (pump) | Low Volume PUF Tube |  | [226-92](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-92) |

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/)