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Fixed and Portable Detectors listed by Gas Types

Measurable Gases Symbol TLV/TWA Range Diffusion Detectors Sample Draw Units Portable Detectors
Acetic Acid CH3COOH 1.5 PPM 30 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 -
Ammonia NH3 25 PPM 75 PPM GD-K8A-NH3 / S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / SC-01
Ammonia NH3 25 PPM 1 PPM / 4 PPM
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 FP-301 / FP-300
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Arsine AsH3 0.05 PPM 0.2 / 1.5 PPM S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / SC-01
Boron Trichloride BCl3 HCl C 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-BCl3 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Boron Trifluoride BF3 HF C 3 PPM 9 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Bromine Br2 0.1 PPM 1 PPM GD-K8A-BR2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Butane C4H10 LEL = 1.9% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 / 61-1000RK / PS2 35-3000RK / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2012
Carbon Dioxide CO2 5,000 PPM 2,000 PPM RI-215A RI-215D
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Carbon Dioxide CO2 5,000 PPM 5,000 PPM RI-215A RI-215D EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Carbon Dioxide CO2 5,000 PPM 10,000 PPM RI-215A RI-215D EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Carbon Dioxide CO2 5,000 PPM 5%, 20%, 60%
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 EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Carbon monoxide CO 25 PPM 75 / 150 PPM GD-K8A-CO GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D SC-01
Carbon Monoxide CO 25 PPM 300 PPM M2 / S2 / M-Series 35-3000RK / CO
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Carbon Monoxide CO 25 PPM 500 PPM
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 GasWatch 2 / CO-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2  GX-2009 / GX-2012 / CO-94 
Chlorine Cl2 0.5 PPM 3 PPM GD-K8A-CL2 / S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / SC-01
Chlorine Trifluoride CIF3 0.1 PPM 1 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Combustiles LEL LEL
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 100% LEL M2 / S2 / GD-48 / 61-1000RK / PS2 35-3000RKA-MOS / GD-D8V GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012
Combustibles PPM PPM
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 500 PPM S2 / GD-A8V / PS2
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 EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Diborane B2H6 0.1 PPM 0.3 PPM GD-K8A-B2H6 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Dichlorosilane DCS HCI 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-DCS GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Disilane Si2H6 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-SI2H6 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Fluorine F2 1 PPM 3 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Formaldehyde HCHO C 0.3 PPM 1 PPM
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 FP-330 FP-30
Germane GeH4 0.2 PPM 0.8 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D
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Halocarbons HCFC Various 0 ~ 5,000 (typ)
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 RI-257 RI-413A
Hexane C6H14
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 500 PPM S2 / GD-A8V / PS2 GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Hexane C6H14 LEL = 1.1% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 /61-1000RK / PS2 35-3000RK / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012
Hydrazine N2H4 0.1 PPM 4 PPM
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 FP-300
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Hydrocarbon LEL LEL
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 100% LEL M2 / S2/ GD-A8 /    H2 Specific / 61-1000RK 35-3000RK-LEL / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / RI-415            RX-415 /  GX-2009 / GX-2012
Hydrocarbon PPM PPM
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 500% PPM GD-A8V / PS2 GD-70D / GD-D8V EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Hydrogen LEL H2 LEL = 4% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 /                         H2 Specific / 61-1000RK GD-70D / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012
Hydrogen PPM H2
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 2,000 PPM H2 Specific / GD-A8V-H2 /  S2 GD-70D / GD-D8V-H2 EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Hydrogen Bromide HBr C 3 PPM 9 PPM GD-K8A-HBR GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Hydrogen Chloride HCl C 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-HCL GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Hydrogen Cyanide HCN STEL C 4.7 PPM 15 / 30 PPM S2 / GD-K8A-HCN GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / (0-15ppm)
Hydrogen Fluoride HF C 3 PPM 9 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Hydrogen Iodide HI
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 5 PPM
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 GD-K7D2H / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Hydrogen Sulfide H2S 1 PPM 1 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Hydrogen Sulfide H2S 1 PPM 30 PPM GD-K8A GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / SC-01
Hydrogen Sulfide H2S 1 PPM 100 PPM M2 / S2 / M-Series 35-3000RKA-H2S / RKA-H2S GasWatch 2 / HS-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012 / CO-94 
Iodine I2 STEL C 0.1 PPM 1 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) CH3CHOHCH3 400 PPM 2,000 PPM GD-A8V GD-70D / GD-D8V EAGLE / EAGLE 2
Methane CH4 LEL 5% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 / 61-1000RK / PS2 GD-70D / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / RI-415 / RX-415 /  GX-2009 / GX-2012
Nitric Acid HNO3 2 PPM 2O PPM
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 GD-K34PF
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Nitric Oxide NO 25 PPM 100 PPM GD-K8A-NO / S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Nitrogen Dioxide NO2 3 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-NO2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Nitrogen Tetraoxide N2O4 NO2 3 PPM 15 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Nitrogen Trifluoride NF3 10 PPM 30 PPM
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 GD-K8DG / GD-K77DG
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Octafluorocycolopentene C5F8
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 5 PPM
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 FP-260AGZS
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Oxygen O2
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 25% / 40% M2 / S2 /                                     65-2502RK 35-3000RKA-OXY / GD-70D GasWatch 2 / OX-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012 / CO-94 
Ozone O3 0.1 PPM 1 PPM GD-K8A-O3 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Pentane C5H12 LEL = 1.5% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 / 61-1000RK / PS2 35-3000RK / GD-D8 GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 /   GX-2009 / GX-2012
Perfluorobutadiene C4F6
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 5 PPM
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 FP-260AGZS -
Phosphine PH3 0.3 PPM 1 PPM GD-K8A-PH3 / S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / SC-01
Propane C3H8 LEL = 2.1% 100% LEL S2 / GD-A8 / 61-1000RK  35-3000RK / GD-D8 / GD-70D GP-01 / EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / GX-2009 / GX-2012
Silane SiH4 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-SIH4 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Silicon Tetrachloride SICl4 HCl C 5 PPM 15 PPM GD-K8A-SICl4 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Silicon Tetrafluoride SiF4 HF C 3 PPM 9 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Sulfur Dioxide SO2 25 PPM 6/10/15/30 PPM GD-K8A-SO2 / S2 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE / EAGLE 2 / SC-01
Sulphur Tetrafluoride SF4 HF C 3 PPM 9 PPM
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 GD-K7D2 / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
Tetraethyl Orthosilicate TEOS 10 PPM 15 PPM
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 GD-S77DG-TEOS / GD-S8DG-TEOS / GD-70D
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Trichlorosilane TCS HCl C 5 PPM 15 PPM
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 GD-K7D2H / GD-K71D / GD-70D / GD-S8DG-TCS EAGLE
Trimethoxy Phosphate TMP 2 PPM 15 PPM
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 GD-S77DG / GD-S8DG-TMP
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Trimethoxyboron TMB
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 500 PPM
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 GD-S77DG / GD-S8DG-TMB
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Tungsten Hexafluoride WF6 HF C 3 PPM 9 PPM
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 GD-K7D2H / GD-K71D / GD-70D EAGLE
1 1 1 - Trichloroethane C2H3Cl3 350 PPM 0 ~ 2,000 PPM GD-A8V GD-D8V
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*** TLV/TWA - Threshold Limit Value / Time-Weighted Average

NOTE: Multiple gas detection in one detector is possible. However, though rare, the combination of some type of sensors will not work. Some sensor combinations do cause interference and as such they may need to be in different detectors.

Portable Single Gas Detector Types
- 01 Series, GasWatch 2, SC-01, FP-30, RI-85, GX2009, GX2012, EAGLE

Portable Multi-Gas Gas Detector Types
- GX2009 - Portable Personal Gas Detector for up to 4 gases mainly LEL, O2, H2S & CO
- GX2012 - Portable Gas Detector with Sample Draw for up to 4 gases mainly LEL, O2, H2S & CO
- EAGLE - Portable Gas Detector with Sample Draw for up to 6 gas sensors - various sensor combinations possible.