Open AccessIssues in VOC monitoring and reporting
Author(s) -
Anjali Srivastava
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
linnaeus eco-tech
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2002-8008
DOI - 10.15626/eco-tech.2007.053
Subject(s) - environmental science , air pollutants , dilemma , pollutant , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , biochemical engineering , environmental chemistry , air pollution , engineering , chemistry , mathematics , geometry , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) present a particularly unique testing dilemma sincethere are a large number of different compounds defined as VOCs, The process of accuratelyand consistently measuring the quantity of total VOCs emitted is a matter of concern to policymakers and researchers,Each method has advantages and disadvantages relative to the other methods, The choice ofmeasurement and reporting techniques depends on the purpose that the data will serve, Due todiffering analytical limitations for each of the VOC test methods, all sources may not be ableto use the same method/ procedures to monitor and report,Because of the wide variety of compounds of interest coupled with the lack of standardizedsampling and analysis procedures, detennination of pollutants in ambient air is a complextask, Many toxic organics can be sampled and analyzed by several techniques, with differentinterferences and detection limitations, No uniforn1 averaging period is defined for ambientvoe measurement,