Air limit values Germany 2017

We have implemented the German air limit values (AGW) according to TRGS 900 of 30-11-2017 in our substance database.

On the basis of the list below, you can decide whether your company is affected and contact us for an update if necessary. We want to continue this kind of information on our website permanently in the future (see overview). For the region Germany (DE) the following changes have occurred.

Substance descriptionCAS No.Update; remark
Adipic acid124-04-909/17; new
2-Aminobutanol96-20-809/17; new
Benzylalcohol100-51-609/17; new
Beryllium and its inorganic compounds07/17; new
1,1’-Biphenyl, chlorine derivatives1336-36-311/16; new
2-Butoxyethyl acetate112-07-209/17; changed
Cyclohexylamine108-91-809/17; changed
Diesel engine emissions (particles)09/17; new
Diindium trioxide1312-43-209/17; new
Ethyl acetate141-78-611/16; changed
Ethylene dinitrate628-96-609/17; changed
Hydrocarbon mixtures,  C6-C8 aliphates, solvent hydrocarbons, free of additives09/17; changed
Hydrocarbon mixtures,  C9-C14 aliphates, solvent hydrocarbons, free of additives09/17; changed
Hydrocarbon mixtures,  C9-C14 aromates, solvent hydrocarbons, free of additives09/17; changed
Hydrogencyanide74-90-809/17; new
2,2′-Iminodiethanol (Diethanolamine)111-42-211/16; new as AGW
Indium7440-74-609/17; new
Indium hydroxide20661-21-609/17; new
Indium phosphide22398-80-709/17; new
Isotridecan-1-ol27458-92-011/16; changed
Lauric acid143-07-709/17; new
Methyl acetate79-20-909/17; changed
Methyl acrylate96-33-309/17; changed
n-Butyl acrylate141-32-209/17; changed
Nickel metal7440-02-007/17; changed
4-Nitrobenzoic acid62-23-709/17; new
Nitrobenzene98-95-309/17; changed
Nitroethane79-24-309/17; changed
1-Nitropropane108-03-209/17; changed
Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate2082-79-311/16; new
Pentan-2,3-dione600-14-609/17; new
Potassium cyanide151-50-809/17; new
Terphenyl, hydrogenated61788-32-709/17; new
Tetrachlorethylene (Per)127-18-409/17; changed
4-(1,1,3,3-Tetramethylbutyl)phenol (4-tert-Octylphenol)140-66-911/16; new
Sodium cyanide143-33-909/17; new
Sodium trichloracetate650-51-111/16; new
Succinic acid110-15-609/17; new
Trichloroacetic acid76-03-911/16; new
Trimethylamine75-50-309/17; new
2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene118-96-711/16; new
Vinyltoluene (Methylstyrene, all isomers)25013-15-409/17; changed

Attention: Since November 2016 we do not any longer deliver the old MAK- and TRK values.

Remark: When the Arbeitsplatzgrenzwerte (AGW) had been introduced in 2005 the German Chemical Industries Association (VCI) had recommended to keep this information for substances still without an AGW.

Overview air limit values