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volatile organic compound
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volatile organic compound
Environment Any toxic cabon-based (organic) substance that easily become vapors or gases–eg, solvents–paint thinners, lacquer thinner, degreasers, dry cleaning fluids


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Paint is a relatively inexpensive way to jazz things up inside or outside the house, but paint tends to have high levels of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) considered harmful.
These include high levels of lead, mercury, volatile organic chemicals, pesticide runoff (including massive amounts of Round-Up sprayed along roadways and in power line rights-of-way), fertilizer runoff, and the list goes on.
Hot summers, in areas polluted with nitrogen oxides and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) emitted by vehicles, produce peak levels of ozone.
 
 
 
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