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Non methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)

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A group of chemicals (methane is excluded) that contain the element carbon in their molecular structure-i.e. they are 'organic'. They easily vaporise at room temperature and most of them have no colour or smell. NMVOCs include in general the following chemical groups: alcohols, aldehydes, alkanes, aromatics, halocarbons and ketones and halogenated derivatives of these substances.

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