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Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) — CAS 7440-02-0 — workplace exposure limit

What is the pel (mg/m³) for Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) — CAS 7440-02-0 — workplace exposure limit?

For Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni), pel (mg/m³) is disputed: 1 per osha.gov, 0.05 per dir.ca.gov; cas no. is 7440-02-0, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) | 7440-02-0 | - | 1 | - |

— osha.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05

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Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) verified
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7440-02-0 verified
PEL (mg/m³)
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PEL (mg/m³)

osha.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 1, as of 2026-08-05.

Nickel, soluble compounds (as Ni) | 7440-02-0 | - | 1 | - |

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1000TableZ1

dir.ca.gov says pel (mg/m³) is 0.05, as of 2026-09-25.

Nickel, soluble compounds, as Ni | -- | 0.05

https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html

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