Propionic acid — workplace exposure limit
What is the pel (ppm) for Propionic acid — workplace exposure limit?
For Propionic acid, pel (ppm) is 10; pel (mg/m³) is 30; cas no. is 79094, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.
79094 | | Propionic acid | 10 | 30
— dir.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-05
10
The most of this substance workplace air may legally contain, averaged over an 8-hour shift — OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL), in parts per million, from the agency's own table row quoted below. Where federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA disagree, both limits are stated, each with its own agency's table row as evidence. NIOSH's number, where there is one, is shown separately: it is a recommended limit, not a legal one, and it is often the strictest of the three.
- Substance
- Propionic acid verified
- CAS No.
- 79094 verified
- PEL (ppm)
- 10 verified
- PEL (mg/m³)
- 30 verified
- NIOSH REL (ppm)
- TWA 10 per cdc.gov
- NIOSH REL (mg/m³)
- 30 per cdc.gov
What cdc.gov says
NIOSH REL TWA 10 ppm (30 mg/m3) ST 15 ppm (45 mg/m3)
— cdc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-08
Sources
- dir.ca.govhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5155.html
- cdc.govhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0529.html