Friday, September 7, 2012

Phosphine

Phosphine

PEL = 0.3 ppm, IDLH = 50 ppm
LEL = 1.8%, auto-ignition @ 38oC
Examples of levels measured in controlled cook situations
  • Open container of red phosphorus = 1.4 ppm
  • HI/RP cook: 0-13 ppm at sample port
  • Making HI by mixing I2 and water, then adding RP: 0-42 ppm
  • Hypophosphorous acid cook: 0-85 ppm
Levels measured at clan labs: 23 ppm at opening of 22 liter
Levels measured opening evidence containers
  • 1-28 ppm opening kaypak
  • 5-7.5 ppm opening evidence bucket

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