Chemical Sampling Information
6-Methylcoumarin
 Field Definitions
 Analytical Methods
General Description

NAME: 6-Methylcoumarin

SYNONYM(s): Diesel Exhaust Component; 6-Methyl-1,2-Benzopyrone

IMIS: M159

CAS: 92-48-8

NIOSH: RTECS GN7792000; 27253

DESCRIPTION:


MW: 160.17
BP: 303 C
MP: 75 C



Exposure Limits


Health Factors

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

Monitoring

PRIMARY SAMPLING/ANALYTICAL METHOD (SLC1):



MEDIA: XAD-2 tube (80/40 mg sections, 15/50 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 nm


Revision Date: 05/29/1992
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