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VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2023-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Pollutants
DEF

volatile organic compounds: All organic compounds of anthropogenic nature, other than methane, that are capable of producing photochemical oxidants by sunlight-driven reactions in the presence of nitrogen oxides.

OBS

volatile organic compound: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

volatile organic compound: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

OBS

volatile organic compound; VOC: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • volatile organic compounds
  • VOCs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Composé organique pouvant engendrer, en présence d'oxydes d'azote, des oxydants photochimiques par réactions sous l'effet du soleil.

OBS

composé organique volatil : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

composé organique volatil : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

OBS

composé organique volatil; COV : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Key term(s)
  • composés organiques volatils

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Agentes contaminantes
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