VOC Emissions
Impacts, Compliance, and Solutions for Cleaner Air
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemicals characterised by high vapor pressure and low solubility in water. Although VOCs mainly originate from natural sources like plants and wildfires, their anthropogenic sources have grown over time.
Various domestic and industrial activities — including food extraction, fertilizer and pesticide application, petroleum storage and distribution, textile cleaning, printing, and pharmaceutical industries — contribute to VOC emissions. In the textile and footwear sectors, VOCs are often utilised in chemical preparations and in combination with other VOCs as cleaning agents or solvents. They also find applications in adhesives, coatings for fabrics and leather coatings, screen print inks, and coated textiles.
VOCs pose significant concerns for human health and the environment, bringing about increasingly stringent regulations and heightened pressure on businesses to effectively manage VOCs.
Topics discussed in this white paper include
- Impact of VOCs
- Regulatory landscape
- Industry-specific standards
- ZDHC Air Emission Guidelines V1.0
- VOC measurement solutions
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Dara Robinson
About the author
Dara Robinson is a Sustainability Analyst at Eurofins Sustainability Services. Dara has a degree in Biochemistry and a background in chemical regulation for the personal care industry. In her role as Sustainability Analyst she focuses on new product development.
About Eurofins Sustainability Services
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