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Pollutant > Non-methane volatile organic compounds

Preferred term

Non-methane volatile organic compounds  

Definition

  • all organic compounds of an anthropogenic nature, other than methane, that are capable of producing photochemical oxidants by reaction with nitrogen oxides in the presence of sunlight

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • NMVOCs

In other languages

  • NMVOCs

URI

http://vocabs.ceh.ac.uk/dukems#22

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