Description

• Colorless combustible toxic gas with a characteristic pungent smell.
• Lighter than air, density = 0,73 kg/m3
• Lower explosive limit (LEL) = 15 %vol

Health exposure limits (Directive 2000/39/EC):

• 8 hours TWA = 20 ppm (14 mg/m3)
• 15 mins STEL = 50 ppm (36 mg/m3)

A colorless gas, highly soluble in water, with a characteristic pungent smell. Ammonia is a large-scale production of the chemical industry widely used as a raw material for the production of fertilizers and explosives,as a refrigerant,as a cleaning and antimicrobial agent. Ammonia is also produced naturally from the decomposition of organic matter, including plants and animals.