Volatile Organic Compound

Substance: fo-b064e510341a62cb Molecule grouping class
Source: EF 3.1
Unit: kg
Context: Environmental → Air → Unknown
CAS: —
EC: —

Dimension: Environmental
Media: Air
Strata: Unknown

List	Version	Source flow	Name there	Why this flow
EF	3.1	08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9155-0050c2490048	volatile organic compound	The consensus list is built from this one, so this row is the flow itself rather than something matched to it.
agribalyse	3.2	342914c3-af52-556d-953c-7f0fd3981aec	VOC, volatile organic compounds, unspecified origin	This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.
bafu	2026-v1	6f22c068-4970-572a-a837-dd820219bc96	VOC, volatile organic compounds, unspecified origin	This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent	3.12	4ec70203-13b0-58cc-b4dd-2fcce8a96732	VOC, volatile organic compounds	A curator's mapping table names this flow.
ecoinvent	3.8	4ec70203-13b0-58cc-b4dd-2fcce8a96732	VOC, volatile organic compounds, unspecified origin	A curator's mapping table names this flow.
stepwise	2006-1.09	dc6b3910-e50b-5753-a285-3e7900246950	VOC, volatile organic compounds	This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.

Source list	Source flow	Name there	Compartment there	Match	Conversion
EF 3.1	08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-9155-0050c2490048	volatile organic compound	Emissions/Emissions to air/Emissions to air, unspecified	exactMatch	—
ecoinvent 3.12	4ec70203-13b0-58cc-b4dd-2fcce8a96732	VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds	air / unspecified	exactMatch	—
ecoinvent 3.8	4ec70203-13b0-58cc-b4dd-2fcce8a96732	VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds, Unspecified Origin	air / unspecified	exactMatch	—
bafu 2026-v1	6f22c068-4970-572a-a837-dd820219bc96	VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds, Unspecified Origin	emissions to air / unspecified	closeMatch	—
stepwise 2006-1.09	dc6b3910-e50b-5753-a285-3e7900246950	VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds	Air / (unspecified)	closeMatch	—
agribalyse 3.2	342914c3-af52-556d-953c-7f0fd3981aec	VOC, Volatile Organic Compounds, Unspecified Origin	Emissions to air	closeMatch	—

consensus-flow-list 7
European Commission — JRC 5
ecoinvent Centre 5
2.-0 LCA consultants 2

Every implementation that says anything about this flow. Published as is what this list did with the row: where more than one implementation states a number and they agree it publishes it as agreed; where only one speaks, as sole; where they disagree it publishes nothing and asks.

Method	Implementation	Category	Place	Factor	Published as
EF 3.1	European Commission — JRC	Ecotoxicity, freshwater	—	1.9173	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Ecotoxicity, freshwater	—	1.9173	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Ecotoxicity, freshwater	—	1.9173	agreed
EF 3.1	European Commission — JRC	Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics	—	1.9173	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics	—	1.9173	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics	—	1.9173	agreed
EF 3.1	European Commission — JRC	Human toxicity, non-cancer	—	5.1084e-08	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Human toxicity, non-cancer	—	5.1084e-08	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Human toxicity, non-cancer	—	5.1084e-08	agreed
EF 3.1	European Commission — JRC	Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics	—	5.1084e-08	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics	—	5.1084e-08	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics	—	5.1084e-08	agreed
EF 3.1	European Commission — JRC	Photochemical ozone formation - human health	—	0.235	—
EF 3.1	ecoinvent Centre	Photochemical ozone formation - human health	—	0.235	—
EF 3.1	consensus-flow-list	Photochemical ozone formation - human health	—	0.235	agreed
Stepwise 2006	2.-0 LCA consultants	Photochemical ozone, vegetat.	—	610	—
Stepwise 2006	consensus-flow-list	Photochemical ozone, vegetat.	—	610	sole
Stepwise 2006	2.-0 LCA consultants	Respiratory organics	—	0.076	—
Stepwise 2006	consensus-flow-list	Respiratory organics	—	0.076	sole

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