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Volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere /

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Interest in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as air pollutants has increased dramatically in recent years. This book covers a number of very topical issues concerning VOCs, including stratospheric ozone depletion due to CFCs, and the properties of alternative substances; the role of VOCs in the pho...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Harrison, Roy M., 1948-, Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, [1995]
Series:Issues in environmental science and technology ; 4.
Subjects:
Luchtverontreiniging.
Organische verbindingen.
Volatile organic compounds > Analysis.
Volatile organic compounds > Environmental aspects.
Volatile organic compounds > Health aspects.
Environmental science, engineering & technology.
Pollution & threats to the environment.
Poluicao atmosferica.
Quimica analitica ambiental.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Electronic books.
e-book [online only] > Knovel.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Sources, distributions, and fates of VOCs in the atmosphere
  • Atmospheric VOCs from natural sources
  • The UK hydrocarbon monitoring network
  • Source inventories and control strategies for VOCs
  • Gas phase tropospheric chemistry of organic compounds
  • Alternatives to CFCs and their behaviour in the atmosphere
  • Volatile organic compounds in indoor air
  • Volatile organic compounds : the development of UK policy.