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GLOBAL INVENTORY OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS FROM ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
Citation:
Piccot, S., J. Watson, AND J. Jones. GLOBAL INVENTORY OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS FROM ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-92/354 (NTIS PB93107001), 1992.
Description:
The paper discusses the development of a global inventory of anthropogenic volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. t includes VOC estimates for seven classes of VOCs: paraffins, olefins, aromatics (benzene, toluene, xylene), formaldehyde, other aldehydes, other aromatics, and marginally reactive compounds. hese classes represent general classes of VOC compounds that possess different chemical reactivities in the atmosphere. he inventory shows total global anthropogenic VOC emissions of about 110,000 Gg/yr, about 10% lower than global VOC inventories developed by other researchers. he study identifies the U.S. as the largest emitter (21% of the total global VOC), followed by the USSR, China, India, and Japan. lobally, fuel wood combustion and savanna burning were among the largest VOC emission sources, accounting for over 35% of the total global VOC emissions. he production and use of gasoline, refuse disposal activities, and organic chemical and rubber manufacturing were also found to be significant sources of global VOC emissions.
