Airborne measurements show ozone-forming VOCs emissions from ethanol plant higher than government estimates
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2015
VOCs and nitrogen oxides react with sunlight to form ground-level ozone, the main component of smog. They then compared their findings with government emissions estimates from 2011. De Gouw said the VOC emissions are likely generated by the production process, not the coal-burning that powers it.
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