What does VOC stand for?

Volatile Organic Compound

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government
Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Kays of the University of Georgia's Department of Horticulture has shown that these indoor plants actually release volatile organic compounds into the environment.

Indoor plants could be injurious to health

The renovation included the installation of various sustainable finishes, including cork flooring, and environmentally friendly products such as carpet tiles and paints with no volatile organic compounds.

United States: Hendrick Construction completes renovation

The CVS finishes profiles with UV coating, thereby releasing no harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

'Green' UV finishing system

Volatile organic compounds contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog.

EPA REACHES AGREEMENT WITH FLAVORCHEM ON CLEAN-AIR VIOLATIONS

The health and health care category of the book includes an air quality score for metro areas that is "a complex composite measure of several air pollutants, including particulates, ozone, volatile organic compounds, and various combustion byproducts.

CORRECTIONS

The project aims to provide a safe and efficient solution for the abatement of volatile organic compound (VOC) vapours produced by oil tankers during the crude oil loading process.

Clean up is a winner for Fabricom

The inventory provides detailed data on nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and particulate matter for each Mexican state and municipality.

Inventorying emissions in Mexico

As these animals digest food, gases called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are produced by microorganisms in their stomachs.

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