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) |
Carbon dioxide
CO2 |
2HH |
Carbon dioxide |
5-40% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
5000 |
| 2.5-5% |
1 |
| 2H |
Carbon dioxide |
10-20% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 1-10% |
1 |
| 0.5-1% |
2 |
| 2L |
Carbon dioxide |
3-6% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 0.25-3% |
1 |
| 0.13-0.25% |
2 |
| 2LC |
Carbon dioxide |
2000-4000 |
1/2 |
2 |
- |
| 100-2000 |
1 |
| 2LL |
Carbon dioxide |
300-5000 |
1 |
3 |
- |
Carbon disulphide
CS2 |
13M |
Carbon disulphide |
1600-4000 |
1/2 |
3 |
+T |
10 |
| 50-1600 |
1 |
| 20-50 |
2 |
| 13 |
Carbon disulphide |
50-100 |
1/2 |
3 |
+T |
| 2.5-50 |
1 |
| 1.3-2.5 |
2 |
| 0.63-1.3 |
4 |
Carbon monoxide
CO
|
1HH |
Carbon monoxide |
2-40% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
25 |
| 1-2% |
1 |
| 1H |
Carbon monoxide |
5-10% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 0.2-5% |
1 |
| 0.1-0.2% |
2 |
| 1M |
Carbon monoxide |
2-4% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 0.1-2% |
1 |
| 0.05-0.1% |
2 |
| 1LM |
Carbon monoxide |
1000-2000 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 50-1000 |
1 |
| 25-50 |
2 |
| 1L |
Carbon monoxide |
1000-2000 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 25-1000 |
1 |
| 2.5-25 |
2-10 |
| 1La |
Carbon monoxide |
500-1000 |
1/2 |
3 |
T |
| 25-500 |
1 |
| 8-25 |
2-3 |
| 1LC |
Carbon monoxide |
1-30 |
1 |
2 |
T |
| 1LK |
Carbon monoxide
(in Hydrogen) |
300-600 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 100-300 |
1 |
| 5-100 |
3 |
| 1LL |
Carbon monoxide |
5-50 |
2 |
3 |
- |
Carbon tetrachloride
CCl4 |
134 |
Carbon tetrachloride |
2.5-60 |
1 |
1* |
+ |
5 |
| 0.5-2.5 |
2-5 |
| 134L |
Carbon tetrachloride |
5-12 |
1 |
1* |
+ |
| 0.25-5 |
2 |
| Carbonyl chloride |
See Phosgene |
Carbonyl sulphide
COS |
21 |
Carbonyl sulphide |
100-200 |
1/2 |
2* |
+ |
- |
| 10-100 |
1 |
| 5-10 |
2 |
| 21LA |
Carbonyl sulphide |
50-125 |
1/2 |
2* |
+T |
| 5-50 |
1 |
| 2-5 |
2 |
Chlorine
Cl2 |
8HH |
Chlorine |
0.5-10% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
0.5 |
| 0.25-0.5% |
1 |
| 8H |
Chlorine |
500-1000 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 50-500 |
1 |
| 25-50 |
2 |
| 8La |
Chlorine |
8-16 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 0.5-8 |
1 |
| 0.05-0.5 |
2-5 |
| 8LL |
Chloride |
1-2 |
1/2 |
1* |
- |
| 0.05-1 |
1 |
| 0.025-0.05 |
2 |
| 80 |
Acid gases |
14-28 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| 0.7-14 |
2 |
| 0.35-0.7 |
4 |
Chlorine dioxide
ClO2 |
8H |
Chlorine |
25-250 |
1 |
3 |
- |
0.1 |
| 23M |
Chlorine dioxide |
0.1-0.5 |
2-5 |
3 |
- |
| 0.5-5 |
1 |
| 5-10 |
1/2 |
| 8La |
Chlorine |
0.3-4.8 |
1 |
3 |
- |
| 23L |
Chlorine dioxide |
0.025-0.05 |
2 |
1 |
- |
| 0.05-0.6 |
1 |
| 0.6-1.2 |
1/2 |
Chlorobenzene
C6H5Cl |
126 |
Chlorobenzene |
200-500 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
10 |
| 5-200 |
1 |
| 2-5 |
2 |
| 126L |
Chlorobenzene |
10-43 |
1 |
2* |
- |
| 0.5-10 |
3 |
Chlorobromomethane
CH2BrCl |
135 |
Methyl chloroform |
22-110 |
1 |
3 |
+T |
200 |
Chlorocyclohexane
C6H11Cl |
102L |
n-Hexane |
50-1200 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
Chlorodifluoromethane(R22)
CHClF2 |
51H |
FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
0.8-2.4% |
1/2 |
3 |
+ |
1000 |
| 0.1-0.8% |
1 |
| 51 |
FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
25-1000 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 51L |
FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
50-135 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 2.5-50 |
2 |
1-Chloro-2,3-
epoxy propane |
See Epichlorohydrin |
| 2-Chloroethanol |
See Ethylene chlorohydrin |
| Chloroethylene |
See Vinyl chloride |
Chloroform
CHCl3 |
137 |
Chloroform |
100-400 |
3 |
3 |
+H |
10 |
| 10-100 |
5 |
| 4-10 |
7 |
| 137L |
Chloroform |
10-27 |
3 |
1* |
+T |
| 0.5-10 |
5 |
Chloropicrin
Cl3CNO2 |
134 |
Carbon tetrachloride |
2.5-60 |
1 |
1* |
+ |
0.1 |
m-Cresol
C6H4(CH3)OH |
61 |
o-Cresol |
1-25 |
2 |
2* |
T |
5 |
o-Cresol
C6H4(CH3)OH |
61 |
o-Cresol |
25-62.5 |
1 |
2* |
T |
5 |
| 1-25 |
2 |
| 0.4-1 |
4 |
p-Cresol
C6H4(CH3)OH |
61 |
o-Cresol |
1-25 |
2 |
2* |
T |
5 |
Cumene
C6H5CH(CH3)2 |
122L |
Toluene |
3.2-80 |
2 |
3 |
- |
50 |
Cyclohexane
C6H12 |
102H |
n-Hexane |
0.1-1.2% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
300 |
| 0.03-0.6% |
1 |
| 0.015-0.03% |
2 |
| 102L |
n-Hexane |
60-1440 |
1 |
3 |
- |
Cyclohexanol
C6H11OH |
118 |
Cyclohexanol |
5-100 |
2 |
2 |
T |
50 |
Cyclohexanone
C6H10O |
154 |
Cyclohexanone |
30-75 |
2 |
2* |
T |
25 |
| 2-30 |
4 |
| 91L |
Formaldehyde |
10-470 |
1/2 |
3* |
T |
Cyclohexene
C6H12 |
151 |
Acetone |
0.01-0.8% |
1 |
3 |
T |
300 |
Cyclohexylamine
C6H13N |
180 |
Amines |
7-140 |
1 |
3 |
T |
10 |
| 180L |
Amines |
0.5-10 |
1 |
2 |
T |
Cymene
C10H14 |
141L |
Ethyl acetate |
25-270 |
1/2 |
2 |
T |
- |
n-Decane
CH3(CH2)8CH3 |
105 |
HydroCarbons
(HigherClass) |
400-6000 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
| 200-400 |
2 |