voc.

abbreviation

1. vocative.

VOC

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abbreviation

1. volatile organic compound: one of a number of chemicals, including benzene and acetone, that evaporate or vaporize readily and are harmful to human health and the environment

voc.

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abbreviation

1. vocative

Example Sentences

"That means areas that already have higher levels of air pollution of VOCs and NOx will likely see increases in ozone as average temperatures go up. What's more, climate change is expected to increase naturally occurring VOC emissions in some parts of the U.S., such as the Southeast, exacerbating the challenge."

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"Each of the VOC levels we detected were individually below the hazard thresholds for single exposures, but we currently do not fully understand what the hazard thresholds would be for exposure to VOC mixtures such as these," Johnson said.

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The team notes that there are differing definitions of what constitutes a VOC, some of which are stricter than others, including the World Health Organization's definition used in this research.

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"Existing VOC detectors are blunt instruments -- you only get one number for the overall concentration in the air," said Hasan.

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Studying the factors that influence VOC emissions, therefore, is key to understanding plant health.

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