SKC Passive Sampling Guide for Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)

Chemical Hazard

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)

CAS. No.

127-18-4

Agency Standards OSHA TWA (ppm)

100

ACGIH TLV (ppm)

25


Sampling Parameters

Sampling Rate (ml/min)

Minimum Sampling Time (min)

Maximum Sampling Time (hrs)

13.06

15

8

Analytical Method

GC-FID

Desorption Efficiency %

95.4

Desorption Solvent

Carbon disulfide (2 ml)


SKC Sampling Equipment

Passive Sampler:575-002 

Validation Type

OSHA 1001

Footnotes

Sampling rate generated by OSHA SLC Tech Center. SKC in-house validation produced a similar sampling rate. SKC recommends using the OSHA rate for compliance sampling.

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