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title: "Vinyl acetate (108-05-4): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Vinyl acetate

CAS number

108-05-4

Also known as

Acetoxyethene · Acetoxyethylene · Ethenyl acetate · Vinyl acetate (see online Passive Sampling Guide) · Vinyl acetate monomer

## UK workplace exposure limits

Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MDHS 88** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs88.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler |  | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |
| **MDHS 96** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs96.pdf) | Active (pump) | Carbon molecular sieve tube (160/80mg) |  |  |
| **NIOSH 1453** / Vinyl acetate by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1453.pdf) | Active (pump) | Carbon molecular sieve (160/80mg) | GC-FID |  |
| **OSHA 51** / Vinyl acetate by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-51.pdf) | Active (pump) | Ambersorb tube | GC-FID |  |
| **Non-agency** / Vinyl acetate by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-143](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-143) / [810-141](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-141) |
| **Non-agency 21** |  |  | GC |  |
| **Other** | Passive |  | GC-FID | [575-002](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-organic-vapour-passive-samplers/#part-575-002) |

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/)