Specifies methods for the determination of the mass concentration of particulate cadmium and cadmium compounds in workplace air by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric method (ETAAS) applicable to the determination of mass concentrations of 10 ng to 600 ng Cadmium per sample or flame atomic absorption spectrometric method (FAAS), applicable to the determination of mass concentrations of 0, 15 g to 96 g Cadmium per sample.