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)
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 1
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
13L Carbon disulphide 3.0-8.1 1 2 +T
0.1-3.0 2
Carbon monoxide
CO





















1HH Carbon monoxide 2-50% 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
1LKC Carbon monoxide
(in Hydrogen with Hydrocarbons)
5-100 3 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 0.7-14 2 2 -
Chlorine dioxide
ClO2
23M Chlorine dioxide 5-10 1/2 3 - 0.1
0.5-5 1
0.1-0.5 2-5
23L Chlorine dioxide 0.6-1.2 1/2 1* -
0.05-0.6 1
0.025-0.05 2
8H Chlorine 25-250 1 3 -
8LA Chlorine 0.3-4.8 1 3 -
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
136H Methyl bromide 18-270 1 3 +
136L Methyl bromide 11-110 1 2 +
136LA Methyl bromide 0.7-12.6 2 2 +
Chlorocyclohexane
C6H11Cl
102L n-Hexane 50-1200 2 3 - -
Chlorodifluoromethane(R22)
CHClF2
51H FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotec tube)
0.8-2.4% 1/2 3 + 1000
0.1-0.8% 1
51 FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotec tube)
25-1000 1 3 +
51L FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotec tube)
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
137LA Chloroform 12-30 1 1* +T
2-12 2
0.5-2 4
137LL Chloroform 0.3-4.5 4 1* +T
Chloropicrin
Cl3CNO2
134 Carbon tetrachloride 2.5-60 1 1* + 0.1
2-Chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane(R124) 51 FluorochloroCarbons
(Pyrotec tube)
45-1800 1 3 + -
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 0.05-0.8% 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 -
T:Temp Correction H:Humidity Correction *:Refrigerator Store Mesh:Correction Factor/Chart


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