Methane

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Hazard Name:

Methane

HAZARD:

Methane

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CH₄

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

ASPHYXIANT

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colourless Gas

SYNONYMS:

RELATIVE DENSITY:

0.6

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation

IP(eV):

12.51

C.F:

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

Constituent in cooking and illuminating gas; in the production of ammonia. Methanol, and chlorohydrocarbons; occurs in natural gas and is produced by the decomposition of decaying matter.

TOXICOLOGY:

Methane acts a simple asphyxiant by causing oxygen deprivation at high concentrations.

Monitoring Instruments:

VRAE