Laboratory analysis of Residual Solvents and of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Volatile organic compounds or VOCs are organic compounds which can easily transition into their gaseous form in our atmosphere. They make up a very large group of substances. Their volatility gives them the ability to propagate itself very far from its point of origin meaning that they can have a direct impact on animals or vegetation. They can be anthropic (from refineries, the evaporation of organic solvents, unburned solvents, etc.) or natural (plant emissions or fermentation) in nature. Some are more or less biodegradable by bacteria, fungi, plants or even by UV radiation or by ozone.