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title: "Terphenyls (all isomers) (26140-60-3): sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# Terphenyls (all isomers)

CAS number

26140-60-3

Also known as

Diphenyl benzenes · m-Terphenyl · o-Terphenyl · p-Terphenyl · Triphenyls

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 15-minute STEL | 0.5 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 4.8 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **NIOSH 5014** / Chlorinated terphenyl by GC-ECD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5014.pdf) | Active (pump) | Glass fibre filter in preloaded cassette |  | [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) |
| **NIOSH 5021** / o-Terphenyl by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/5021.pdf) | Active (pump) | 2µm PTFE filter in preloaded cassette |  | [225-1713](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/ptfe-polytetrafluoroethylene-filters/#part-225-1713) / [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)