Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).

The article discusses the role of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions in regional and global air chemistry, as well as in global carbon and radiation balances. VOC emissions provide significant contributions to the current air pollution and are considered responsible for the formation of photo-oxidants such as ground level ozones. In response to these problems, substantial efforts have been made to understand and estimate VOC emissions from the earth surface.