lower explosive limit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016130",
  "term": "lower explosive limit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The concentration of a gas below which the concentration of vapors is insufficient to support an explosion. LELs for most organics are generally 1 to 5 percent by volume.\n\n2. The concentration of a compound in air below which the mixture will not catch on fire.",
  "abbreviation": "lel",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Storage Tank Sites Guide Glossary; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lower-explosive-limit/"
}