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title: "Triethylamine (121-44-8): exposure limits and sampling"
url: https://analyt-mtc.com/tools/hazard-search/triethylamine-121-44-8/
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Hazard search

# Triethylamine

CAS number

121-44-8

Also known as

n,n-Diethylethanamine · Triethylamine (see online Passive Sampling Guide)

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 2 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 8 mg/m³ |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 4 ppm |  |
| 15-minute STEL | 17 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Sk: can be absorbed through the skin

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **OSHA PV2060** / Triethylamine & Trimethylamine by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-pv2060.pdf) | Active (pump) | Coated XAD-7 tube (80/40mg) | GC-FID | [226-98](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-xad-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-98) |
| **Non-agency** / Triethylamine by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-180](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-180) / [810-180L](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-180l) |
| **Non-agency** / Triethylamine by Colorimetric analysis | Passive | Gastec Dosi-tube |  | [810-3D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-3d) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | DR | [810-3D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-3d) |

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/)