CAS Number
2551-62-4
Properties
- colourless and odourless gas
- non-flammable
- inert
Main sources
- cleaning agents
- etching gas (semi-conductor engineering)
- insulating and extinguishing gas (medium/high-voltage engineering)
- gas leak detectors
- inert gas for magnesium extraction
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air 50 kg/year
- Water -
- Soil -
Impacts
- not toxic to humans and animals in normally occurring concentrations
- strongest known greenhouse gas (Global Warming Potential 22,800 greater than carbon dioxide)
- very low concentrations in the atmosphere
