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title: "Polycyclic aromatic compounds: exposure limits and sampling"
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# Polycyclic aromatic compounds

CAS number

No CAS number

Also known as

PAC

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5800** / Polycyclic aromatic compounds (total PACs) by FIA-FD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5800.pdf) | Active (pump) | 2µm, 37mm PTFE filter with XAD-2 tube (100/50mg) |  | [225-1713](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-1713) / [226-30-04](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-30-04) / [225-1](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/aluminium-respirable-dust-cyclone/#part-225-1) |
| **ASTM D6209** / Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by GC -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D6209.htm) | Active (pump) | PUF tube |  | [226-131](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-polyurethane-foam-puf-tubes/#part-226-131) |

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)