--- title: "Trichloroethylene (79-01-6): exposure limits and sampling" url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/trichloroethylene-79-01-6/ lang: en alternates: en: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/trichloroethylene-79-01-6/ de: https://analyt-mtc.com/de/tools/gefahrstoffsuche/trichloroethylene-79-01-6/ --- Hazard search # Trichloroethylene CAS number 79-01-6 Also known as 1,1,2-Trichloroethene · 1,1,2-Trichloroethylene · Acetylene trichloride · Ethylene trichloride · Trichloroethene · Trichloroethylene (hydrocarbons, halogenated) · Trichloroethylene (see online Passive Sampling Guide) · Trichloroethylene by portable GC ## UK workplace exposure limits | Limit | Value | Applies to | | --- | --- | --- | | 8-hour TWA | 100 ppm | | | 8-hour TWA | 550 mg/m³ | | | 15-minute STEL | 150 ppm | | | 15-minute STEL | 820 mg/m³ | | ### Notations - Carc: carcinogen - Sk: can be absorbed through the skin ## Sampling methods | Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **MDHS 72** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs72.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax (250mg) or Chromosorb 106 (300mg) thermal desorption tube | TD, GC | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) / [226-358](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-chromosorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-358) | | **MDHS 80** | Active (pump) | | TD, GC | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) | | **MDHS 88** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs88.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler | GC-FID | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) / [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) | | **MDHS 96** / VOCs by solvent desorption & GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **MDHS 96** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **MDHS 104** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax (250mg) or Chromosorb 106 (300mg) thermal desorption tube | | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) / [226-358](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-chromosorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-358) | | **MDHS 104** / VOCs by solvent or thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | Tenax TD tube (250mg) | | [226-357](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tenax-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-357) | | **NIOSH 1003** / Hydrocarbons (halogenated) by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1003.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **NIOSH 1022** / Trichloroethylene by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1022.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **NIOSH 3701** / Trichloroethlyene by portable GC -PID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/3701.pdf) | Active (pump) | Sample bag | P GC-PID | [232-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-tedlar-sample-bags/#part-232-01) | | **OSHA 1001** / Tetrachloroethylene & Trichloroethylene by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1001.pdf) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **OSHA 1001** / Tetrachloroethylene & Trichloroethylene by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-1001.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler | GC-FID | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) | | **OSHA 5000** / Organic Vapour Sampling Group 1 by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/5000.pdf) | Active (pump) | Anasorb CSC sorbent tube | | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) | | **ASTM D 5466** | | | GC-MS | | | **EPA TO-17** | Active (pump) | | TD, GC | [226-350](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-350) / [226-347](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-347) / [224-26-02](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-26-02) / [224-26-CPC](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-gas-and-vapour-sampling-accessories/#part-224-26-cpc) | | **EPA TO-17** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/documents/to-17r.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two Thermal Desorption tubes | | | | **EPA TO-17** / Toxic Organic Compounds by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/files/ambient/airtox/to-17r.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler | | | | **Non-agency** / VOCs by solvent extraction and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/ULTRA_Selection_Guide_April_2017.pdf) | Passive | Anasorb CSC (500mg) passive sampler | | [690-105](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-105) | | **Non-agency** / VOCs by solvent extraction and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/ULTRA_Selection_Guide_April_2017.pdf) | Passive | Anasorb CSC (500mg) passive sampler with rate reducer | | [690-105](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-105) / 690-300 | | **Non-agency** / VOCs by thermal desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/ULTRA_Selection_Guide_April_2017.pdf) | Passive | Anasorb GBC1 (370mg) or Chromosorb 106 (285 mg) passive sampler | | [690-101](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-101) / [690-103](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-103) | | **Other** | Passive | | GC-FID | [575-001](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-001) | | **Other** | Passive | | GC-FID | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) | | **Other** | Passive | | TD, GC | [690-101](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-101) / [690-103](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-103) | | **Other** | Passive | | GC-FID | [690-105](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-105) / 690-300 | | **Other** | Passive | | DR | [810-132D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-132d) | | **Other Internal** | Passive | | TD, GC | [690-101](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-101) / [690-103](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-103) | | **Other Internal** | Passive | | GC-FID | [690-105](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-ultra-passive-samplers/#part-690-105) / 690-300 | 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/)