National ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) data base update

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7000449

Shah, J J; Heyerdahl, E K ^[1]

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1. Nero and Associates, Inc., Portland, OR (USA)

Over the last decade, concerns about exposure to potentially toxic chemicals in the atmosphere have contributed to a growing body of literature on concentrations of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the environment. Knowledge of the ambient concentrations of VOCs is very useful to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and, therefore, the first national ambient VOCs data base was prepared for EPA and published in 1983. That original data base critically evaluated and consolidated published data on ambient concentration of 151 VOCs measured in the United States during the years 1970 to 1980. The concerns about air toxics have persisted, and, as a result, the knowledge about environmental concentrations of VOCs has increased considerably in the intervening years. Much more information is now available on VOCs in the environment. The 1983 national data base on VOCs was updated to include both ambient and indoor VOC data for the years 1980 to 1987. The authors have listed the 320 chemicals in the data base and evaluated the data for quality by a rating and ranking system.

• OSTI ID: 7000449
• Report Number(s): CONF-880679--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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