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They include substances like chloroform, tetrachloormethane, tetrachloorethyleen,...  
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They include substances like chloroform, tetrachloormethane, tetrachloorethyleen,... Also monoaromatic substances like benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene are VOCs
 
Most are industrial compounds with high annual production.  tetrachloormethane is produced 300,000 tons a year.
 
Most are industrial compounds with high annual production.  tetrachloormethane is produced 300,000 tons a year.
 
Persistant
 
Persistant
and toxic
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and toxic but low bioaccumulation
  
 
<ref>Roose, P.; Brinkman, U.A.Th. (2005). Determination of volatile organic compounds in marine biota, in: Roose, P. (2005). Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea: method development and monitoring. pp. 85-108 </ref>
 
<ref>Roose, P.; Brinkman, U.A.Th. (2005). Determination of volatile organic compounds in marine biota, in: Roose, P. (2005). Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea: method development and monitoring. pp. 85-108 </ref>

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They include substances like chloroform, tetrachloormethane, tetrachloorethyleen,... Also monoaromatic substances like benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene are VOCs Most are industrial compounds with high annual production. tetrachloormethane is produced 300,000 tons a year. Persistant and toxic but low bioaccumulation

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  1. Roose, P.; Brinkman, U.A.Th. (2005). Determination of volatile organic compounds in marine biota, in: Roose, P. (2005). Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea: method development and monitoring. pp. 85-108