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Mercury and divalent inorganic mercury compounds including mercuric oxide and mercuric chloride (measured as mercury)

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Last updated: 22/02/2021
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OELs - Occupational Exposure Limits - 3rd list

Occupational Exposure Limits - 3rd list - Indicative OELVs

This list contains the indicative occupational exposure limit values (IOELVs) from Commission Directive 2009/161/EU. Member States are required to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, which establishes values for reference period of eight-hour time weighted average and for a short-term period of 15 minutes.

Name CAS Expressed As Long-term Exposure Limit (LTEL) Values Short-term Exposure Limit (STEL) Values Physical form Skin Designation Miscellaneous Notes  
mg/m3 ppm mg/m3 ppm
Mercury and divalent inorganic mercury compounds
As mercury
0.02 mg/m3
1 During exposure monitoring for mercury and its divalent inorganic compounds, account should be taken of relevant biological monitoring techniques that complement the IOELV.
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