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title: "Vinyl chloride (75-01-4): exposure limits and sampling"
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Hazard search

# Vinyl chloride

CAS number

75-01-4

Also known as

Chloroethene · Chloroethylene · Vinyl chloride (see online Passive Sampling Guide)

## UK workplace exposure limits

| Limit | Value | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8-hour TWA | 1 ppm |  |
| 8-hour TWA | 2.6 mg/m³ |  |

### Notations

-   Carc: carcinogen

## Sampling methods

| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **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) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **MDHS 104** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/mdhs/pdfs/mdhs104.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two tandem charcoal tubes (150mg) |  | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **NIOSH 1007** / Vinyl chloride by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-154/pdfs/1007.pdf) | Active (pump) | Two tandem charcoal tubes (150mg) | GC-FID | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **OSHA 75** / Vinyl chloride by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/methods/osha-75.pdf) | Active (pump) | Carbosieve S-III tube (130/65mg) |  |  |
| **ASTM D4766** | Active (pump) |  | GC-FID | [226-16](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/#part-226-16) |
| **ASTM D4766** / Vinyl chloride by GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D4766.htm) | Active (pump) | Charcoal tube (100/50mg) |  | [226-01](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/skc-anasorb-sorbent-tubes/) |
| **ASTM D5466** / VOCs by GC -MS / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](http://www.astm.org/Standards/D5466.htm) | Active (pump) | Canister | GC-MS |  |
| **Non-agency** / Vinyl chloride by Colorimetric analysis | Direct-reading | Gastec detector tube |  | [810-131](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-colour-gas-detector-tubes/#part-gst-131) |
| **Non-agency** / Vinyl chloride by Colorimetric analysis | Passive | Gastec Dosi-tube |  | [810-174D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-174d) |
| **Non-agency** / VOCs by solvent desorption and GC-FID / [Method document (opens in a new tab)](https://www.skcltd.com/images/pdfs/VOC_Chek_575_Series-Selection_Guide.pdf) | Passive | Passive sampler |  | [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) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | 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) |
| **Other** | Passive |  | DR | [810-174D](https://analyt-mtc.com/catalog/product/gastec-passive-dosi-tubes/#part-gst-174d) |

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/)