Gas or Vapour
to be Measured
Chemical Formula |
Gastec Tube
No. & Name |
Measuring
Range
(ppm) |
No.of
Pump
Strokes |
Shelf
Life
(year) |
Note |
TLV-
TWA,C
(ACGIH)
(ppm) |
Maleic anhydride
C4H2O3 |
81 |
Acetic acid |
0.8-20 |
1 |
3 |
H |
0.25 |
Mercaptans
R•SH |
70 |
Mercaptans |
5-120 |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
| 0.5-5 |
2-10 |
| 70L |
Mercaptans |
4-8 |
1/2 |
2 |
- |
| 0.5-4 |
1 |
| 0.2-0.5 |
2 |
| 0.1-0.2 |
4 |
2-Mercaptoethanol
HSCH2CH2OH |
75L |
tert-Butyl mercaptan |
0.5-7.5 |
1 |
2* |
T |
- |
Mercury vapour
Hg |
40 |
Mercury vapour |
6-13.2mg/m3 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
0.025
mg/m3 |
| 0.25-6mg/m3 |
1 |
0.05-0.25
mg/m3 |
5 |
Mesityl oxide
(CH3)2C:CHCOCH3 |
141L |
Ethyl acetate |
33.8-1080 |
2 |
2 |
T |
15 |
Methacrylic acid
CH2:C(CH3)COOH |
81 |
Acetic acid |
1.8-45 |
1 |
3 |
H |
20 |
| 81L |
Acetic acid |
0.35-14 |
1 |
2* |
T |
Methacrylonitrile
CH2:C(CH3)CN |
192 |
Methacrylonitrile |
10-32 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
- |
| 0.5-10 |
2 |
| 0.2-0.5 |
4 |
Methaldehyde
(CH3CHO)n |
91L |
Formaldehyde |
0.065-3.25 |
3 |
3* |
T |
- |
| Methanethiol |
See Methyl mercaptan below |
Methanol
CH3OH |
111 |
Methanol |
1.5-4.5% |
1/2 |
3 |
T |
200 |
| 0.02-1.5% |
1 |
| 0.004-0.02% |
2 |
| 0.002-0.004% |
4 |
| 111L |
Methanol |
40-1000 |
1 |
3 |
T |
| 20-40 |
2 |
| 111LL |
Methanol |
20-56 |
2 |
2 |
T |
| 2-20 |
4 |
2-Methoxyethyl acetate
CH3CO2CH2CH2OCH3 |
113L |
Isopropyl alcohol |
50-700 |
2 |
3 |
T |
5 |
1-Methoxy-2-propanol
CH3OCH2CH(OH)CH3 |
113L |
Isopropyl alcohol |
50-800 |
4 |
3 |
T |
- |
| Methyl alcohol |
See Methanol below |
Methyl acrylate
CH2:CHCO2CH3 |
141L |
Ethyl acetate |
20-400 |
2 |
2 |
T |
2 |
2-Methyl allylchloride
CH3CH2:CHCH2Cl |
131La |
Vinyl chloride |
2.8-55 |
1 |
2* |
+ |
- |
Methyl amine
CH3NH2 |
180 |
Amines |
5-100 |
1 |
3 |
T |
5 |
| 180L |
Amines |
0.5-10 |
1 |
2 |
T |
N-Methyl aniline
C6H5NHCH3 |
181 |
Aniline |
3.5-42 |
2 |
3 |
- |
0.5 |
Methyl bromide
CH3Br |
136H |
Methyl bromide |
300-600 |
1/2 |
3 |
+ |
1 |
| 20-300 |
1 |
| 10-20 |
2 |
| 136L |
Methyl bromide |
100-200 |
1/2 |
2 |
+ |
| 10-100 |
1 |
| 2.5-10 |
4 |
| 136LA |
Methyl bromide |
18-36 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
| 1-18 |
2 |
| 136LL |
Methyl bromide |
1.2-3.0 |
1 |
2 |
+T |
| 0.1-1.2 |
2 |
2-Methyl-3-butenenitrile
(CH3)2CHCH:CHCN |
191L |
Acrylonitrile |
0.4-12 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
Methyl chloride
CH3Cl |
51 |
Fluorochlorocarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
12-480 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
50 |
| 51L |
Fluorochlorocarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
32-86 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
| 1.6-32 |
2 |
Methyl chloroform:
(1,1,1-Trichloroethane)
CH3CCl3 |
135 |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(Methyl chloroform) |
500-2000 |
1/2 |
3 |
+T |
350 |
| 100-500 |
1 |
| 135L |
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(Methyl chloroform) |
200-900 |
1/2 |
2 |
+T |
| 20-200 |
1 |
| 6-20 |
2 |
| 171 |
Acetylene |
0.06-1.2% |
1 |
3 |
T |
Methyl chloroformate
ClCO2CH3 |
131La |
Vinyl chloride |
58-1160 |
5 |
2* |
+ |
- |
Methylcyclohexane
C6H11CH3 |
102H |
n-Hexane |
0.04-0.84% |
1 |
3 |
- |
400 |
Methylcyclohexanol
CH3C6H10OH |
119 |
Methylcyclohexanol |
5-100 |
2 |
2 |
T |
50 |
Methylcyclohexanone
C7H12O |
155 |
Methylcyclohexanone |
50-100 |
2 |
2* |
T |
50 |
| 2-50 |
3 |
Methylene chloride
CH2Cl2 |
138 |
Methylene chloride |
50-500 |
1 |
3 |
+T |
50 |
| 25-50 |
2 |
| 138L |
Methylene chloride |
60-150 |
1 |
2 |
+T |
| 10-60 |
2 |
| 4-10 |
4 |
| 51L |
Fluorochlorocarbons
(Pyrotectube) |
1-20 |
2 |
3 |
+ |
Methylene iodide
CH2I2 |
121L |
Benzene |
0.4-20 |
5 |
3 |
+ |
- |
Methyl ether
CH3OCH3 |
161 |
Ethylether |
0.03-0.85% |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
Mehtyl ethyl ketone
CH3COC2H5 |
152 |
Methyl ethyl ketone |
0.02-0.6% |
2 |
3 |
T |
200 |
| 152L |
Methyl ethyl ketone |
10-120 |
1 |
2* |
T |
| 120-384 |
1/2 |
| 151L |
Acetone |
21-1680 |
5 |
2* |
T |
Methylhydrazine
H2NNHCH3 |
185 |
Hydrazine |
0.6-12 |
5 |
3 |
H |
C 0.1 |
Methyl iodide
CH3I |
230H |
Methyl iodide |
100-6000 |
2 |
2 |
T |
2 |
| 6000-15000 |
1 |
| 15000-34800 |
1/2 |
| 230 |
Methyl iodide |
0.5-1 |
4 |
1* |
T |
| 1-20 |
2 |
| 20-46 |
1 |
| 46-108 |
1/2 |
Methyl isobutyl ketone
(CH3)2CHCH2COCH3 |
153 |
Methyl isobutyl ketone |
0.05-0.6% |
2 |
3 |
T |
50 |
| 153L |
Methyl isobutyl ketone |
2.5-50 |
1 |
1 |
T |
| 50-130 |
1/2 |
Methylmercaptan
CH3SH |
71H |
Methylmercaptan |
1000-2700 |
1/2 |
3 |
- |
0.5 |
| 50-1000 |
1 |
| 20-50 |
2 |
| 71 |
Methylmercaptan |
70-140 |
1/2 |
3 |
T |
| 2.5-70 |
1 |
| 0.25-2.5 |
2-10 |
| 70 |
Mercaptans |
3.5-84 |
1 |
3 |
T |
| 0.35-3.5 |
2-10 |
| 70L |
Mercaptans |
4-8 |
1/2 |
2 |
T |
| 0.5-4 |
1 |
| 0.2-0.5 |
2 |
| 0.1-0.5 |
4 |
Methyl metacrylate
CH2:C(CH3)CO2CH3 |
149 |
Methyl metacrylate |
200-500 |
1 |
2 |
T |
100 |
| 10-200 |
2 |
N-Methyl morpholine
CH3N(C2H4)2O |
180 |
Amines |
5-100 |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
| 180L |
Amines |
0.3-6 |
1 |
2 |
T |
4-Methyl pyridine
C6H7N |
182 |
Pyridine |
0.38-10.5 |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
N-Methyl pyrrolidone
C5H9NO |
180 |
Amines |
50-270 |
1 |
3 |
T |
- |
Monochlorobenzene:
(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 |
Morpholine
NH(C2H4)O |
180 |
Amines |
9-180 |
1 |
3 |
T |
20 |
| 180L |
Amines |
0.5-10 |
1 |
2 |
T |