List of Detectable Substances

The list depicts a selection of chemical hazards and is expandable on request.

SubstanceExposure limit¹ [ppm]Detection limit² [ppm]
Acrylaldehyde0.10.001
Acrylonitrile30.03
Allylamine20.02
Aniline20.01
Benzene2.50.01
Bis(chloromethyl)ether BCME0.0010.00001
Butanethiol0.50.005
n-Butylamine50.05
4-Chloroaniline0.040.001
2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene50.05
Chloroacetic acid10.01
2-Chloroethanol10.01
1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene0.0750.001
Crotonaldehyde0.340.01
Cyclohexylamine100.1
1,2-Dibromoethane0.10.001
1,3-Dichlorobenzene30.05
1,4-Dichlorobut-2-ene0.010.0002
α,α-Dichlorotoluene
0.0150.0003
Diethylamine50.05
Diethyl sulfate DES0.030.001
Dimethyl sulfate DMS0.020.001
Ethanethiol0.50.005
Ethylamine50.05
Epichlorohydrin20.01
Ethylenimine0.50.005
Ethylenoxide10.01
Hexamethylendiisocyanate0.0050.0002
Ketene0.50.005
Carbontetrachloride100.1
Methyliodide0.30.003
Methylisocyanate0.010.0003
Nitrobenzene10.01
4-Nitroaniline10.01
Phenylisocyanate0.010.0003
Propylenoxide2.50.01
Styrene oxide10.02
1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane10.01
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane10.01
Tribuyltin chloride0.0020.00005
Trichloromethane100.1
α,α,α-Trichlorotoluene0.0120.0003
Triethylamine1.90.02
1-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone0.10.001



1 The values of exposure limit are based on german and swiss guidelines (MAK, TRGS)

2 The values of detection limit are achieved by GC-methods in the monitor labs at Solvias AG