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Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds

08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-a304-0050c2490048

Identity

Substance
fo-34fd0bc222929f8f Molecule grouping class
Source
EF 3.1
Unit
kg
Context
Environmental → Air → Ground level → Urban (>1000 people/square mile)
CAS
—
EC
—

Context

Dimension
Environmental
Media
Air
Population density
Urban (>1000 people/square mile)
Strata
Ground level

Source lists

6
List Version Source flow Name there Why this flow
EF 3.1 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-a304-0050c2490048 non-methane volatile organic compounds The consensus list is built from this one, so this row is the flow itself rather than something matched to it.
agribalyse 3.2 9d3e61f1-d430-5523-8d16-b24fd51d1536 NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.
bafu 2026-v1 3684678a-f0e3-5b13-9846-05e65ebc1e12 NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.
bafu 2026-v1 cfc909ba-f189-5ba9-81aa-fd9ae4512648 NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds, unspecified origin This substance answers to the name the row carries; both name the same compartment.
ecoinvent 3.12 175baa64-d985-4c5e-84ef-67cc3a1cf952 NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds A curator's mapping table names this flow.
ecoinvent 3.8 175baa64-d985-4c5e-84ef-67cc3a1cf952 NMVOC, non-methane volatile organic compounds, unspecified origin A curator's mapping table names this flow.

Concept associations

6
Source list Source flow Name there Compartment there Match Conversion
EF 3.1 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-a304-0050c2490048 non-methane volatile organic compounds Emissions/Emissions to air/Emissions to urban air close to ground exactMatch —
ecoinvent 3.12 175baa64-d985-4c5e-84ef-67cc3a1cf952 NMVOC, Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds air / urban air close to ground exactMatch —
ecoinvent 3.8 175baa64-d985-4c5e-84ef-67cc3a1cf952 NMVOC, Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds, Unspecified Origin air / urban air close to ground exactMatch —
bafu 2026-v1 3684678a-f0e3-5b13-9846-05e65ebc1e12 NMVOC, Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds emissions to air / high. pop. closeMatch —
bafu 2026-v1 cfc909ba-f189-5ba9-81aa-fd9ae4512648 NMVOC, Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds, Unspecified Origin emissions to air / high. pop. closeMatch —
agribalyse 3.2 9d3e61f1-d430-5523-8d16-b24fd51d1536 NMVOC, Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions to air / high. pop. closeMatch —

Characterisation factors

22

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 — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Ecotoxicity, freshwater — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Ecotoxicity, freshwater — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Ecotoxicity, freshwater — 9.4933 agreed
EF 3.1 European Commission — JRC Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics — 9.4933 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Ecotoxicity, freshwater_organics — 9.4933 agreed
EF 3.1 European Commission — JRC Human toxicity, non-cancer — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Human toxicity, non-cancer — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Human toxicity, non-cancer — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Human toxicity, non-cancer — 1.1026e-07 agreed
EF 3.1 European Commission — JRC Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics — 1.1026e-07 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Human toxicity, non-cancer_organics — 1.1026e-07 agreed
EF 3.1 European Commission — JRC Photochemical ozone formation - human health — 1 —
EF 3.1 ecoinvent Centre Photochemical ozone formation - human health — 1 —
EF 3.1 GreenDelta Photochemical ozone formation - human health — 1 —
EF 3.1 consensus-flow-list Photochemical ozone formation - human health — 1 agreed
Stepwise 2006 consensus-flow-list Photochemical ozone, vegetat. — 610 carried
Stepwise 2006 consensus-flow-list Respiratory organics — 0.076 carried

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Full record

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