Xylene Vapor Monitor
General
Xylene Vapor Monitor can be worn as a badge near the breathing zone to measure personal exposure, or placed in a room to measure area concentration.
Workplace Exposure Monitoring
Measurement of personal exposure is very easy. Clip the monitoring badge near the breathing zone of the worker. Record the start time and the stop time of the test on the pouch of the badge and return it to the laboratory for analysis in the mailer provided. The analysis report will show the average concentration of the worker’s personal exposure level.
According to OSHA regulations, each person who uses a toxic gas as a regular part of their job must have their exposure monitored periodically.
Indoor Air Monitoring
Place or hang the badge in your home for 24 hours. Record the start and stop times and send the badge back to the laboratory for analysis in the mailer provided. The analysis report explains if the concentration level of your home is exceeding the exposure limit.
Xylene is a colorless liquid with laboratory and industrial grades consisting of three isomers: ortho (o-Xylene), meta (m-Xylene) and para (p-Xylene). Xylenes are commonly used as a solvent. Sweet-smelling.
Observe strict safety precautions and have a properly ventilated work-space.
Sources/Uses- Commonly used clearing agent in histology
- Solvent in the industries such as rubber, leather, and printing
Exposure Limits
- OSHA PEL : TWA 100 ppm
- NIOSH REL: TWA 100 ppm (435 mg/m3) ST 150 ppm (655 mg/m3)
Health effects
- Irritant - may burn skin or eyes
- Extremely flammable
- May have toxic effect if inhaled
Additional Resources
o-Xylene
- OSHA Occupational Chemical Database - o-Xylene
- o-Xylene Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - o-Xylene
m-Xylene
- OSHA Occupational Chemical Database - m-Xylene
- m-Xylene Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - m-Xylene
p-Xylene
- OSHA Occupational Chemical Database - p-Xylene
- p-Xylene Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - p-Xylene
Sold individually, as a pack of 5, or a pack of 10
All purchases include analysis and report from our accredited Industrial Hygiene laboratory
Principle of Operation
Air diffuses through a micro-porous membrane and collects vapor on special prepared adsorbents inside the monitoring badge.
| OSHA | NIOSH | ACGIH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWA (PPM) | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| STEL/CEIL (PPM) | 150 | 150 |
| AKA | Dimethyl benzene |
|---|---|
| CAS# | 106-42-3 |
| ANALYTICAL METHOD | NIOSH 1501 |
| ABSORBENT | Activated Carbon |
| MINIMUM LEVEL OF QUANTITATION |
PPM for 8 Hours PPM for 15 Minutes PPM for 24 Hours |
| RECOMMENDED SAMPLING TIME |
Workplace: 15 minutes to 8 hours Indoor Air: 24 hours – 48 hours |
| INTERFERENCES | No interferences are known |
| EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE | Less than 10% for each 10°C variation from 24°C |
| EFFECT OF HUMIDITY | No effects detected at 30% RH to 92% RH. |
| ACCURACY | Meets or exceeds OSHA accuracy requirements of +/- 25% |
| STORAGE CONDITIONS | Store at room temperature. |
| RECOMMENDED HOLDING TIME | Monitors need to be returned to Lab within two weeks after sampling. |