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) |
Acetaldehyde
CH3CHO |
92 |
Acetaldehyde |
300-750 |
1 |
2* |
T |
C 25 |
| 10-300 |
2 |
| 5-10 |
4 |
| 92M |
Acetaldehyde |
5-100 |
1 |
2* |
- |
| 2.5-5 |
2 |
Acetic acid
CH3CO2H |
81 |
Acetic acid |
50-100 |
1/2 |
3 |
H |
10 |
| 2-50 |
1 |
| 1-2 |
2 |
| 81L |
Acetic acid |
10-25 |
1/2 |
2* |
T |
| 0.25-10 |
1 |
| 0.125-0.25 |
2 |
| 80 |
Acid gases |
40-80 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| 2-40 |
2 |
| 1-2 |
4 |
Acetic anhydride
(CH3CO)2O |
81 |
Acetic acid |
0.6-15 |
1 |
3 |
H |
5 |
Acetone
CH3COCH3 |
151 |
Acetone |
0.8-2% |
1 |
3 |
T |
500 |
| 0.05-0.8% |
2 |
| 151L |
Acetone |
4000-12000 |
1 |
2* |
T |
| 50-4000 |
2 |
Acetone cyanohydrin
(CH3)2C(OH)(CN) |
12L |
Hydrogen cyanide |
2.88-69 |
1 |
2 |
H |
C 4.7 |
Acetonitrile
CH3CN |
52 |
Nitroparaffin
(Pyrotectube) |
3-180 |
1 |
3 |
- |
40 |
Acetylene
HCßCH |
171 |
Acetylene |
2-4% |
1/2 |
3 |
T |
- |
| 0.1-2% |
1 |
| 0.05-0.1% |
2 |
| 103 |
Hydrocarbons
(LowerClass) |
1.8-3.6% |
1/2 |
2 |
++ |
| 0.15-1.8% |
1 |
| 0.075-0.15% |
2 |
| 172 |
Ethylene |
32.5-1040 |
1 |
3 |
- |
| Acetylene dichloride |
See 1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Acid gases |
80 |
Acid gases |
40-80 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 2-40 |
2 |
| 1-2 |
4 |
Acrolein
CH2:CHCHO |
93 |
Acrolein |
10-800 |
2 |
2* |
T |
C 0.1 |
| 3.3-10 |
4 |
Acrylicacid
CH2:CHCO2H |
81 |
Acetic acid |
2-50 |
1 |
3 |
H |
2 |
Acrylonitrile
CH2:CHCN |
191 |
Acrylonitrile |
120-360 |
1 |
3 |
+T |
2 |
| 5-120 |
2 |
| 2-5 |
4 |
| 191L |
Acrylonitrile |
6-18 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 0.2-6 |
2 |
| 0.1-0.2 |
4 |
| 102L |
n-Hexane |
0.06-1.44% |
1 |
3 |
- |
Allyl Isothiocyanate
CH2:CHCH2NCS |
149 |
Methyl metacrylate |
5-200 |
2 |
2 |
T |
- |
Allyl chloride
CH2:CHCH2Cl |
101L |
Gasoline(Petrol) |
0.1-3.4% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
1 |
| 131L |
Vinyl chloride |
3.2-48 |
2 |
2* |
+T |
Amines
RENH2 calibration |
180 |
Amines |
1-280 |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
Amines
CH3NH2 calibration |
180L |
Amines |
0.25-39 |
1 |
2 |
T |
- |
| 2-Aminoethanol |
See Ethanolamine |
Ammonia
NH3
|
3H |
Ammonia |
16-32% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
25 |
| 1-16% |
1 |
| 0.2-1% |
2-5 |
| 3HM |
Ammonia |
1.6-3.52% |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 0.05-1.6% |
1 |
| 3M |
Ammonia |
500-1000 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 50-500 |
1 |
| 10-50 |
2-5 |
| 3La |
Ammonia |
100-200 |
1/2 |
3 |
T |
| 5-100 |
1 |
| 2.5-5 |
2 |
| 3L |
Ammonia |
30-78 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
| 1-30 |
1 |
| 0.5-1 |
2 |
| 180 |
Amines |
1.5-30 |
1 |
3 |
T |
n-Amyl acetate
CH3CO2(CH2)4CH3 |
147 |
n-Amyl acetate |
10-200 |
2 |
2 |
T |
100 |
Aniline
C6H5NH2 |
181 |
Aniline |
30-60 |
2 |
3 |
- |
2 |
| 2.5-30 |
3 |
| 1.25-2.5 |
5 |
Arsine
AsH3 |
19LA |
Arsine |
2.4-10 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1.5-2.4 |
3 |
| 0.1-1.5 |
5 |
| 0.04-0.1 |
10 |