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November 25, 2024

According to Decree 280-2024 published on February 28, 2024, in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the amendment to the Appendix 1 of the Regulation respecting occupational health and safety (RSST, RLRQ, c. S-2.1, r. 13) will come into force on March 14, 2024. These regulatory changes have not yet been incorporated into the current Substance Data Sheets of the Sampling Guide for Air Contaminants in the Workplace. An update is currently underway and will be available as soon as possible. Consequently, the information contained in the data sheets of substances modified or added in Decree 280-2024 is partially inaccurate or incomplete. Please consult our infoLABO (in French only) for more details. Please contact our client service: [email protected] for further information.

Nonane  

French name in the regulation: Nonane
CAS : 111-84-2

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)
ppm mg/m3 f/cc Notes
TWAEV 200 1050 - -
STEV - - - -
Ceiling - - - -
Carcinogenicity Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiantPercutaneous
Prohibited useProhibited recirculation
Minimum exposureExplosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

II : Daily adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Nonane

Analysis:

Nonane

Method: IRSST - 306-1

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2120 Activated charcoal tube 100/50 mg

Parameters:
Flow rate: Max: 0,2 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 4 L
STEL sampling volume: -

Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Minimum reported value: 210 µg
Remarks: The analysis can be done by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS, IRSST method #369); in this case the analytical uncertainty (CVa) is 5.7%.

IRSST. "Analyse du nonane dans l'air". Méthode 306-1. Méthode non publiée.

Nonane

Method: IRSST - 416

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:
#IRSSTDescription
2696 566AT passive dosimeter

Parameters:
Flow rate: 0,00809 L/min
TWA sampling volume: -
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: For the monitors, the flow must be considered as being a sampling rate.

Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 2,4
Minimum reported value: 50 µg

IRSST. "Dosage des composés organiques volatils dans l'air par dosimétrie passive". Méthode 416. Non publiée.