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Pentachlorobenzene

CAS number
608-93-5
Also known as
1,2,3,4,5-pentachlorobenzene · Pentachlorobenzene (polychlorobenzenes)

UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
NIOSH 5517
Polychlorobenzenes by GC-ECD
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) 13mm, 5µm PTFE filter in stainless steel holder with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) GC-ECD 226-30-04
ASTM D4861-23
Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Air
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) Low Volume PUF Tube 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); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)