• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature. High vapor pressure correlates with a low...
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    Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) are a set of organic compounds that are typically photochemically reactive in the atmosphere—marked by...
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  • the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes (known as the Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol or the VOC Protocol)...
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    define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any...
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    mechanism include microbial mediated horizontal gene transfer, volatile organic compound sensing, and the use of eye-like structures. Boquila is a monotypic...
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    of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP), Greenhouse Gases (GHG), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) which have been suggested to have harmful long-term environmental...
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    Solvent (redirect from Volatile solvents)
    Supercritical fluids, ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents Superfund Volatile Organic Compound Water model Water pollution "What's the Difference Between Acetone...
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  • 3-butadiene, is a common volatile organic compound with the formula CH2=C(CH3)−CH=CH2. In its pure form it is a colorless volatile liquid. It is produced...
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    combustion, radon, molds and other allergens, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, legionella and other bacteria, asbestos fibers, carbon dioxide...
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    ketone) is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is the simplest and smallest ketone (>C=O). It is a colorless, highly volatile and flammable...
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    of a non-volatile organic compound. In contrast to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), non-volatile organic compounds are those carbon compounds that do...
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  • vaporize easily Volatile organic compounds, organic or carbon compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure Volatile anaesthetics, a...
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    Summaries: Volatile Organic Compounds". Air emission sources. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 25 October 2013. "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)"...
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    Toxic metals, such as lead and mercury, especially their compounds. Volatile organic compounds (VOC): VOCs are both indoor and outdoor air pollutants....
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    distillation Partial pressure Raoult's law Relative volatility Vapor–liquid equilibrium Volatile organic compound Felder, Richard (2015). Elementary Principles...
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    also results in the emission of a range of smaller oxygenated volatile organic compounds (methanol, acetic acid, hydroxy acetone, methyl acetate and ethyl...
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  • weight organic compounds tend to have melting points lower than water, which makes them suitable for use as antifreeze agents. Solutions of organic compounds...
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    Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. They...
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    wherever feasible: for example, insulation may be made from low VOC (volatile organic compound)-emitting materials such as recycled denim or cellulose insulation...
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    metabolite. It is an alkane and a volatile organic compound. "2,3,3-TRIMETHYLPENTANE - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology...
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    over 100 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which play a primary role in determining honey flavors and aromas. VOCs are carbon-based compounds that readily...
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  • air quality (IAQ) Passive smoking Sick building syndrome (SBS) Volatile organic compound (VOC) See also ASHRAE Handbook Building science Fireproofing Glossary...
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    hydrocarbon release into the atmosphere. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are volatile organic compounds that play an important role in plant communication...
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    Particulate matter (PM) Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Light pollution is the...
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  • members of this class. Some of metal-organic compounds confer solubility in organic solvents or volatility. Compounds with these properties find applications...
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    other green home design features such as organic architecture building materials and low volatile organic compound paint. In 2011, Page bought the $45-million...
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  • Commonly used stain-blocking paints include acrylic and alkyd. Low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) formulations partially or completely eliminates odor, making...
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    with a number of adhesives and sealers. Such materials release volatile organic compounds, via outgassing or off-gassing. These fumes are generally attributed...
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    limited use in consumer items because of its toxicity. Benzene is a volatile organic compound. Benzene is classified as a carcinogen. The word "benzene" derives...
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    use of bleach-containing products. The increase in chlorinated volatile organic compound concentrations was the lowest for plain bleach and the highest...
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