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Wool dust

CAS number
No CAS number
Also known as
Wool process dust

UK workplace exposure limits

LimitValueApplies to
8-hour TWA 10 mg/m³

Sampling methods

MethodSamplingMedium AnalysisPart numbers
MDHS 14/4
General inhalable or respirable dusts by gravimetric analysis (respirable)
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) IOM & foam (or cyclone) with GF filter 225-70A
225-772
225-69
225-58F
MDHS 14/4
General inhalable or respirable dusts by gravimetric analysis (total inhalable)
Method document (opens in a new tab)
Active (pump) IOM with GF filter 225-70A
225-58F

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)