Concept information
Preferred term
volatile organic compound
Definition(s)
- Important class of organic chemical air pollutants that are volatile at ambient air conditions. Other terms used to represent VOCs are hydrocarbons (HCs), reactive organic gases (ROGs) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs). NMVOCs are major contributors – together with nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) – to the formation of photochemical oxidants such as ozone (O3 ). (Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_FullReport.pdf)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- VOC
In other languages
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French
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COV
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/CHC-N1QSH5CB-V
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