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Non-methane volatile organic compound

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124:, where it can be used as a proxy to study the collective properties of reactive atmospheric VOCs. The exclusion of methane is necessary due to its relatively high ambient concentration in comparison to other atmospheric species and its relative inertness. NMVOCs is an umbrella term which encompasses all speciated and oxygenated biogenic, anthropogenic, and pyrogenic organic molecules present in the atmosphere, minus the contribution of methane. The necessity of this term is also governed by current estimates which suggest that somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000 NMVOCs are present in the atmosphere, most with concentrations in the realm of parts per billion or parts per trillion. The aggregation of these compounds and their collective properties are easier to study than the individual components. 101: 491: 159:
There are estimated to be 40 or less NMVOC classified compounds emitted from vegetation that actively influence atmospheric composition, as many NMVOCs are either weakly volatile or are unlikely to be emitted at high volume into the atmosphere. These atmospherically important NMVOCs include compounds
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Global NMVOC emissions from anthropogenic sources have been increasing over time, with the emissions amount rising from 119,000kt to 169,000kt between 1970 and 2010. Regionally, trends vary, with America and Europe reducing their emissions in the same time period, while Africa and Asia increased
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Of these processes, chlorophyll related emissions and emissions from specialized defense tissues are understood to the point of numerical description. This has led to the characterization of all other emissions processes (besides chlorophyll related emissions) using the model of emissions from
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The chemical composition of emissions from biomass burning varies across different stages of burning, but total NMVOCs emitted from burning is estimated to be 4.5 grams of Carbon per kilogram. The main NMVOCs emitted from burning are ethane, propane, propene, and
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Biomass burning, other than for use as fuel, is considered to be a biogenic source. These emissions are modeled based on the area burned, the ratio of above ground biomass to total biomass, the density of the burned organic matter, and combustion efficiency.
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EDGAR measures that in 2015, the amount of NMVOCS from the six most contributing sectors (agriculture, power industry, waste, buildings, transport, and other industrial combustion) was 1.2*10 tons. The reported emissions are provided by sector as follows:
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Huang, Ganlin; Brook, Rosie; Crippa, Monica; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Schieberle, Christian; Dore, Chris; Guizzardi, Diego; Muntean, Marilena; Schaaf, Edwin; Friedrich, Rainer (2017).
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their NMVOC emissions in this period. Reductions in emissions from America and Europe are largely attributed to use of greener fuels for transport and changing emissions standards.
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Guenther, Alex; Hewitt, C. Nicholas; Erickson, David; Fall, Ray; Geron, Chris; Graedel, Tom; Harley, Peter; Klinger, Lee; Lerdau, Manuel; Mckay, W. A.; Pierce, Tom (1995).
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Volcanism results in the emissions of many NMVOCs, but at negligible rates. Natural gas seepage is estimated to result in emissions of approximately 0.06 o 2.6 μg m h.
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Crippa, Monica; Janssens-Maenhout, Greet; Dentener, Frank; Guizzardi, Diego; Sindelarova, Katerina; Muntean, Marilena; Van Dingenen, Rita; Granier, Claire (2016).
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is not directly emitted, but is instead formed by the reaction of sunlight with various other emitted compounds, including NMHCs (a type of NMVOC), methane,
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In the European Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), anthropogenic sources of NMVOCs are divided into the following categories:
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into one figure. In absence of more detailed data, this can be a very coarse parameter for pollution (e.g. for
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In some non-urban areas, biogenic emissions of NMVOCs meet or exceed anthropogenic emissions of NMVOCs.
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Sometimes NMVOC is also used as a sum parameter for emissions, where all NMVOC emissions are added up
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Major geogenic sources of NMVOCs include volcanism and seepage resulting from natural gas.
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Emissions from defense processes not related to defense specialized tissues
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is an important NMVOC due to its high photochemical reactivity to form
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Many NMVOCs carry importance due to their influence on atmospheric
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Many NMVOCs are produced by soil microorganisms (such as methane,
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contexts because it is not toxic. It is however a very potent
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Index

photochemically reactive
methane
benzene
ethanol
formaldehyde
cyclohexane
1,1,1-trichloroethane
acetone
volatile organic compounds
air-pollution
greenhouse gas
summer smog
indoor air pollution
biomass
A molecular diagram of trimethylbenzene
Trimethylbenzene
ozone
atmospheric chemistry
ozone
Ground level ozone
carbon monoxide
nitrogen oxides
terpenoids
hexenals
alkenes
aldehydes
organic acids
alcohols
ketones
alkanes

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