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Chemical Sampling Information
4-Hydroxycoumarin
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 Analytical Methods
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General Description

NAME: 4-Hydroxycoumarin

SYNONYM(s): 2H-1-Benzopyrene-2-one, 4-hydroxy

IMIS: R259

CAS: 1076-38-6

DESCRIPTION:


MW: 162.15

Exposure Limits
Health Factors

HEALTH EFFECTS: Diesel exhaust is a potential carcinogen. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin No. 50, August 1988.

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: XAD-2 tube (100/50 mg sections, 20/50 mesh)
ANL SOLVENT: (90/10) Methylene Chloride/ Methanol
MAX V: 10 Liters   MAX F: 0.2 L/min
ANL 1: High Performance Liquid Chromatography; HPLC/UV
REF: 2 (OSHA In-house file)
CLASS: Partially Validated

COND: Column: C18; Mobile Phase: 76:24:0.1 Water:Acetonitrile:H3PO4; Detector Wavelength: 254


Revision Date: 10/01/1996
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