IAQ Standards
Sources
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS)
Canadian Centre for Occupational
Health and Safety
The Swiss IAQ Specialists
Asbestos
Fibres
Bacteria
Mould total
VOC total
Singapore SS554
0.01 fibre/cm³
MAK
0.01 fibre/ml
Singapore SS554
500 cfu/m³
Singapore SS554
500 cfu/m³
Singapore SS554
3 ppm
MAK
0.5 fibre/ml (Glass wool, stone wool)
MAK
0.25 fibre/ml (fibre dust)
MAK-Values of anorganic Substances
Osmium tetroxide
0.0002
Mercury
0.005
Hydrogen Selenide
0.006
Hydrogen Arsenide
0.05
Stibine
0.1
Bromine
0.1
Phosgene
0.1
Fluorine
0.1
Hydrazine
0.1
Iodine
0.1
Cyanogen chloride
0.3
Chlorine
0.5
Hydrogen Peroxide
0.5
Boron trifluoride
1
Hydrogen fluoride
1
Hydrogen cyanide
1.9
Nitric acid
2
Carbon Disulfide
5
Hydrogen sulfide
5
Ammonia
20
Nitric oxide
25
Nitrogen dioxide
100
Values in ppm
MAK-Values of organic Substances (VOC)
Seveso-Dioxine
Phenyl-Tin-Compounds
0.0004
2,3,4-Trichloro-1-butene
0.0005
Bis(chloromethy)ether
0.001
Warfarin
0.0016
3,3-Dichlorobenzidine
0.003
3,3'-Bimethoxibenzidine
0.003
3,3-Dimethylbenzidine
0.003
Octyl-Tin-Compounds
0.004
3-Chloro-1,2-propandiole
0.005
Pentachlorophenol
0.005
Trimellitic anhydride
0.005
2,6-Dinitrotoluene
0.007
Sulfotep
0.0075
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
0.01
Glyceryl Trinitrate
0.01
Hexachlorocylcopentadiene
0.01
3-Iod-2-propinylbutlycarbamat
0.01
Mevinphos
0.01
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
0.01
α,α,α-Trichlorotoluene
0.012
a-a-Dichlorotoluene
0.015
Dimethyl sulfate
0.02
1,1,2,3,4,4-Hexachloro-1,3-Butadien
e
0.02
2,4-Tolylene diamine
0.02
N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone
0.02
Diethyl sulfat
0.03
2-Nitronaphthaline
0.035
p-Chloroaniline
0.04
α-Chloracetophenone
0.05
Chloroacetyl chloride
0.05
Chlorinated Biphenyles
0.05
Dibutyl phthalate
0.05
Ethylenglykol dinitrat
e
0.05
Glutaraldehyde
0.05
Phenylphosphine
0.05
Propylene glycol dinitrate
0.05
Nicotine
0.07
1-Chloro-4-nitrobenzene
0.075
2-Amino-4-nitrotoluene
0.08
p-Benzoquinone
0.1
1,2-Dibromomethane
0.1
Diglycidyl ether
0.1
Hexafluoroacetone
0.1
Maleic anhydride
0.1
2-Methoxyaniline
0.1
Perchloromethyl mercaptan
0.1
Phosphine
0.1
Acrolein
0.1
Carbon tetrabromide
0.1
o-Toluidine
0.1
Trichloronitromethane
0.1
Vinylcyclohexen
e
0.1
2,3-7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxine
10
pg/m³
Other high toxic pollutant limits in ppm
MAK-Values of organic Substances (VOC)
Toxic Air Pollutant limits in ppm
1,3-Dichloropropene
0.11
Dinitrobenzene
0.15
Biphenyl
0.2
2-Butane peroxide
0.2
Butyl chloroformate
0.2
Methyl chloroformate
0.2
Diazomethane
0.2
Methylhydrazine
0.2
p-Toluidine
0.2
Formaldehyde
0.3
Methyl iodide
0.3
Crotonaldehyde
0.34
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
0.4
2-Aminopyridine
0.5
Benzene
0.5
Bromoform
0.5
1-Butanethiol
0.5
Chlorofluoromethane
0.5
Dicylcopentadiene
0.5
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine
0.5
Ethanethiol
0.5
Aziridine
0.5
Ethenone
0.5
Methanethiol
0.5
N-Methylaniline
0.5
4-Nitroaniline
0.5
Thiophenol
0.5
β-Propiolactone
0.5
Terphenyl
0.5
Carbon tetrachloride
0.5
Chloroform
0.5
Iodoform
0.6
Dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester
0.75
Benomyl
0.8
2-Aminobutanol
1
Bromacil
1
Bromomethane
1
Chloroacetaldehyde
1
Chloroacetic acid methyl ester
1
2-Chloroethanol
1
3-Chloropropene
1
Dibuthylphosphate
1
2,2-Dichloropropionic acid
1
Diethylenetriamine
1
N,N-Dimethyl-iso-propylamine
1
Diphenylether
1
Ethyleneoxide
1
Hexachloroethane
1
Methoxyacetic acid
1
2-Methoxyethanole
1
2-Methoxyethyl acetate
1
Methylacrylonitrile
1
Nitrobenzene
1
1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane
1
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethan
1
Tetranitromethane
1
Thioglycolic acid
1
Trichloroacetic acid
1
Triethylamine
1
MAK-Values of organic Substances (VOC)
Problematic Air Pollutant limits in ppm
Acrylonitrile
2
2-Aminoethanol
2
Aniline
2
Hydrogen Bromide
2
n-Butyl acrylate
2
n-Butylamine
2
i-Butylamine
2
sec-Butylamine
2
Carbonyl fluoride
2
4-Chloro-o-toluidine
2
Hydrogene Chloride
2
Ethyl cyanoacrylate
2
Methyl cyanoacrylate
2
Cyclohexylamine
2
1,3-Dichlorobenzene
2
1,1-Dichloroethene
2
Dimethylamine
2
N,N-Dimethylethylamine
2
2-Ethoxyethanol
2
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate
2
2-Furylmethanal
2
Camphora
2
Nitrotoluene
2
Propargyl alcohol
2
2-Propene-1-ol
2
N-iso-Propylaniline
2
Azetidine
2
Tetrahydronaphthaline
2
m-Toluidine
2
Trimethylamine
2
Vinyl chloride
2
Xylidine
2
1,2-Epoxypropane
2.5
Isoprene
3
Formic acid
5
2-Aminopropane
5
2-Bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
5
Bromoethane
5
1,3-Butadiene
5
Butyl acetate
5
2-Chloro-1,3-butadiene
5
1,2-Dichloroethane
5
Diethylamine
5
Diglyme
5
Disopropylamine
5
N,N-Dimethylaniline
5
Dimethylformamide
5
Acetic anhydride
5
Ethyl acrylate
5
Ethylamine
5
2-Ethylhexyl acrylate
5
2-Hexanone
5
Isopropoxyethanol
5
Cresol
5
Metacrylic acid
5
2-Methoxypropan-1-ol
5
2-Methoxypropyl-1-acetate
5
Methyl acrylate
5
2-Nitropropane
5
Cyanogen
5
Pentachloroethane
5
Phenol
5
Phenylhydrazine
5
Pyridine
5
Trichlorobenzene
5
Vinyl bromide
5
Limonene
7
Chloroethane
9
MAK-Values of organic Substances (VOC)
Noxious Air Pollutant limits in ppm
Acrylic acid
10
2-Butoxyethanol
10
2-Butoxyethyl acetate
10
Butyldiglycol
10
Butyldiglycol acetate
10
Chlorobenzene
10
1,2-Diaminoethane
10
1,2-Dichlorobenzene
10
Dichlorofluoromethane
10
2-Diethylaminoethanol
10
Diethylenglycol
10
N,N-Dimethylacetamide
10
Divinylbenzene
10
Acetic acid
10
3-Hepanone
10
Ethylenglycol
10
Formamide
10
Furfuryl alcohol
10
Hexylenglycol
10
Methylamine
10
5-Methylheptan-3-one
10
Morpholine
10
Naphtalene
10
Propionic acid
10
Resorcinol
10
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
10
Vinyl acetate
10
Acetonitrile
20
Acetylacetone
20
tert Butanol
20
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
20
1,4-Dioxane
20
Dioxolane
20
2-Ethylhexanol
20
5-Methylhexan-2-one
20
4-Methylpentan-2-ol
20
4-Methylpentan-2-one
20
Pentanol
20
2-Phenoxyethanol
20
i-Propylbenzene
20
Styrene
20
Trimethylbenzene
20
Cyclohexanone
25
1-Nitropropane
25
n-Propyl nitrate
25
n-Hexane
40
Acetaldehyde
50
n-Butanol
50
i-Butanol
50
tert Butyl acetate
50
Chloromethane
50
2-Chlorotoluen
50
Cyclohexanol
50
Dichloromethane
50
Dimethyl sulfoxide
50
Dipropylenglycol methyl ether
50
4-Heptanone
50
1-Ethoxy-2-propanol
50
Ethylbenzene
50
1-Methoxypropyl-2-acetate
50
Methy-tert-butyl ether
50
Methylcyclohexanol
50
1-Methylcyclohexan-2-one
50
Methyl formate
50
Methyl methacrylate
50
Naphta
50
iso-Octanol
50
Pentyl acetate
50
2-Phenylpropene
50
Tetrachloroethene
50
Tetrahydrofuran
50
Tetrohydrothiophene
50
Toluene
50
Trichloroethene
50
Pentanal
50
1,2-Dichloropropane
75
MAK-Values of organic Substances (VOC)
Air Pollutant limits in ppm
sec-Butanol
100
1-Butyl acetate
100
2-Butyl acetate
100
i-Butyl acetate
100
1,1-Dichloroethane
100
Difluorodibromomethane
100
Ethyl formate
100
1-Methoxypropan-2-ol
100
Methyl acetate
100
Nitroethane
100
Nitromethane
100
n-Propyl acetate
100
i-Propyl acetate
100
Turpentine
100
White Spirit
100
Xylene
100
2-Butanone
200
3-Pentanone
200
Diisopropyl ether
200
Methanol
200
Methyl isopropyl ketone
200
Nonane
200
Pentan-2-one
200
2-Propanol
200
n-Propanol
200
1,1,2,2,Tetrachloro-1,2-difluoroethane
200
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
200
Gasoline 35-200
300
Octane
300
Diethyl ether
400
Ethyl acetate
400
Heptane
400
Methylcyclohexane
400
Gasoline 30-75
500
Ethanol
500
Ligroin 60-90
500
Monochlorodifluoromethane
500
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloro-2,2-difluoroethane
500
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
500
Pentane
600
Dimethyl ether
1000
Propane
1000
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
1000
Trichlorofluoromethane
1000
Trifluorobromomethane
1000
Methane
10000