Volatile organic compounds : emission, pollution and control /

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Uniform title:	Volatile organic compounds (Nova Science Publishers : 2014)
Imprint:	New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Chemistry research and applications Chemistry research and applications series.
Subject:	Volatile organic compounds. Pollution. Pollution prevention. Pollution. Pollution prevention. Volatile organic compounds. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11230481

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Other authors / contributors:	Chetehouna, Khaled, editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9781631178771 1631178776 9781631178627 1631178628
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have anthropogenic and biogenic origins. At the Earth's scale, the natural sources represent a great part of the total VOCs present in the atmosphere but in industrialized regions, anthropogenic ones become the majority due to the various human activities related mainly to chemical industries (liquid fuels, solvents, thinners, detergents, degreasers, cleaners and lubricants). Almost all VOCs have effects on human health and many of them are even carcinogenic. It is also known that the VOCs can affect the central nervous system and may have mutagenic effects. A.
Other form:	Print version: Volatile organic compounds New York : Nova Publishers, Inc., [2014] 9781631178627 (hardcover)

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