Gas or Vapour
to be Measured
Chemical Formula |
Réf
tube |
Gastec Tube
No. & Name |
Measuring
Range
(ppm) |
No.of
Pump
Strokes |
Shelf
Life
(year) |
Note |
TLV-
TWA,C
(ACGIH)
(ppm) |
Benzaldehyde
C6H5CHO |
91L |
Formaldehyde |
4-92 |
1 |
3* |
T |
- |
Benzene
C6H6 |
121 |
Benzene |
60-120 |
1 |
3 |
- |
0.5 |
| 5-60 |
2 |
| 2.5-5 |
4 |
| 121L |
Benzene |
12-60 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 0.25-12 |
5 |
| 0.125-0.25 |
10 |
| 121S |
Benzene |
120-312 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 5-120 |
2 |
| 2-5 |
4 |
| 121SL |
Benzene |
20-100 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 1-20 |
5 |
| 121SP |
Benzene |
0.5-10 |
3 |
2 |
+ |
| 171 |
Acetylene |
0.03-0.6% |
4 |
3 |
T |
Benzyl bromide
C6H5CH2Br |
136L |
Methyl bromide |
25-850 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
- |
Benzyl chloride
C6H5CH2Cl |
132L |
Trichloroethylene |
0.8-20 |
2 |
2* |
T |
1 |
Boron trichloride
BCl3 |
12L |
Hydrogen cyanide |
0.5-20 |
2 |
2 |
H |
- |
Bromine
Br2 |
8La |
Chlorine |
0.05-0.8 |
4 |
3 |
- |
0.1 |
| Bromochloromethane |
See Chlorobromomethane |
Bromoform
CH3(CH2)2CH3 |
136L |
Methyl bromide |
1-50 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
0.5 |
| 0.5-18 |
2 |
1,3-Butadiene
CH2:CHCH:CH2 |
174 |
1,3-Butadiene |
50-800 |
1 |
3 |
T |
2 |
| 174L |
1,3-Butadiene |
5-100 |
4 |
3 |
T |
| 2.5-5 |
8 |
| 174LL |
1,3-Butadiene |
0.5-5 |
1 |
3* |
- |
Butane
CH3(CH2)2CH3 |
104 |
Butane |
25-1400 |
1 |
3 |
- |
800 |
| 103 |
Hydrocarbons
(Lower Class) |
0.84-1.68% |
1/2 |
2* |
++ |
| 0.07-0.84% |
1 |
| 0.035-0.07% |
2 |
n-Butanol
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH |
114 |
n-Butanol |
10-150 |
3 |
3 |
T |
C 50 |
sec-Butanol
CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3 |
115 |
sec-Butanol |
5-150 |
3 |
3 |
T |
100 |
| 2-Butanone |
See Methyl ethyl ketone(MEK) |
Butyl acetate
CH3CO2(CH2)3CH3 |
142 |
Butyl acetate |
0.05-0.8% |
2 |
3 |
T |
150 |
| 142L |
Butyl acetate |
10-300 |
2 |
2 |
T |
- |
tert-Butanol
(CH3)3COH |
102L |
n-Hexane |
0.05-1.2% |
2 |
3 |
- |
100 |
Butylamine
CH3(CH2)3NH2 |
180 |
Amines |
5-100 |
1 |
3 |
T |
C 5 |
| 180L |
Amines |
0.4-8 |
1 |
2 |
T |
Butyl mercaptan
CH3(CH2)3SH |
70L |
Mercaptans |
6.4-12.8 |
1/2 |
2 |
- |
0.5 |
| 0.8-6.4 |
1 |
| 0.32-0.8 |
2 |
| 0.16-0.8 |
4 |
tert-Butyl mercaptan
(CH3)3CSH |
75 |
tert-Butyl mercaptan |
60-150mg/m3 |
1/2 |
2 |
T |
- |
| 30-60mg/m3 |
1 |
| 2.5-30mg/m3 |
2 |
| 75L |
tert-Butyl mercaptan |
15-30mg/m3 |
1/2 |
2* |
T |
| 1-15mg/m3 |
1 |
| 0.5-1mg/m3 |
2 |
| 77 |
TBM&DMS |
1-15mg/l |
1 |
2* |
+T |
| 70L |
Mercaptans |
4-8 |
1/2 |
2 |
- |
| 0.5-4 |
1 |
| 0.2-0.5 |
2 |
| 0.1-0.5 |
4 |
Butyric acid
CH3CH2CH2CO2H |
81L |
Acetic acid |
0.325-13 |
1 |
2* |
T |
- |
Butyronitrile
CH3CH2CH2CN |
191L |
Acrylonitrile |
15-360 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
- |