23---Monday Nitrogen Dioxide Flashcards
What is the specific gravity?
1.6
Where is nitrogen dioxide produced.?
Diesel emissions
Shotfiring
How do we detect nitrogen dioxide?
Drager tube
Electrochemical cell
What is the long term exposure limit?
3ppm
What is the maximum exposure limit?
5ppm
What level of gas can be detected by smell and tolerated for several hours?
40ppm
What is the least amount that can cause coughing. It will seriously irritate the respiratory passages?
100ppm
What level of gas can cause great discomfort, symptoms of acute broncial-pneumonia develop several hours after exposure.
150ppm
What level of gas can cause dangerous illness if breathed for a few minutes?
200ppm
What are the flammable limits for this gas
Non
List the taste odour and colour for this gas?
Reddish brown
Acidic taste
Acrid smell