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title: "Trichloronitromethane (76-06-2): sampling methods"
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Hazard search

# Trichloronitromethane

CAS number

76-06-2

Also known as

Chloropicrin · Nitrochloroform · Nitrochloromethane · Nitrotrichloromethane

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.1 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 0.68 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 0.3 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 2.1 mg/m³ |  |

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **OSHA PV2103** / Chloropicrin by GC-ECD / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2103.pdf) | Active (pump) | XAD-4 tube (80/40mg) | GC-ECD | [226-93](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-93) |
| **Non-agency** / Trichloronitromethane by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-134](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-134) |
| **Non-agency 51** | Active (pump) |  | GC-MSD | [226-175](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-175) |

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/)