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PAPERBACK list:$72.25 Web:$65.03 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PDF Report Brief Display this book on your site! Related Titles New Source Review for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making Other Related Titles State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions (2006) Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 325   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix B Acronyms and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds Common Abbreviation Full Name Definition VOC1 Volatile organic compounds Organic compounds that are found in the gas phase at ambient conditions. Might not include methane. ROG Reactive organic gases Organic compounds that are assumed to be reactive at urban (and possibly regional) scales. By definition, taken to be those organic compounds that are regulated because they lead to ozone formation. Does not include methane. The term is used predominantly in California. NMHC Nonmethane hydrocarbons All hydrocarbons except methane; sometimes used to denote ROG. NMOC Nonmethane organic compounds Organic compounds other than methane. RHC Reactive hydrocarbons All reactive hydrocarbons; also used to denote ROG. THC Total hydrocarbons All hydrocarbons, sometimes used to denote VOC. OMHCE Organic material hydrocarbon equivalent Organic compound mass minus oxygen mass. TOG Total organic gases Used interchangeably with VOC. 1Unless noted otherwise, HC is the term used in this report to represent the general class of gaseous organic compounds. Source: NRC 1999. Page 325 Front Matter (R1-R24) Summary (1-16) 1 Introduction (17-20) 2 Air Quality, Emissions, and Health Impacts Overview (21-64) 3 Regulation of Emissions from New Mobile Sources (65-113) 4 Co-evolution of Technology and Emissions Standards (114-135) 5 Assessment of Different Approaches to Setting Mobile-Source Standards (136-164) 6 Light-Duty-Vehicle Emissions Standards (165-224) 7 Other Case Studies (225-263) 8 Recommendations (264-270) References (271-300) Glossary (301-316) Abbreviations (317-319) Appendix A Biographical Information on the Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards (320-324) Appendix B Acronyms and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds (325-325) Appendix C Summary of Milestones in CARB Mobile Source Emissions Regulations and Comparison with EPA (326-330) Appendix D Statutory Sections Relevant to the Regulation of New Mobile Source Emissions (331-334) Appendix E Public Workshop Presentations (335-338)

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State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions Appendix B Acronyms and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds Common Abbreviation Full Name Definition VOC1 Volatile organic compounds Organic compounds that are found in the gas phase at ambient conditions. Might not include methane. ROG Reactive organic gases Organic compounds that are assumed to be reactive at urban (and possibly regional) scales. By definition, taken to be those organic compounds that are regulated because they lead to ozone formation. Does not include methane. The term is used predominantly in California. NMHC Nonmethane hydrocarbons All hydrocarbons except methane; sometimes used to denote ROG. NMOC Nonmethane organic compounds Organic compounds other than methane. RHC Reactive hydrocarbons All reactive hydrocarbons; also used to denote ROG. THC Total hydrocarbons All hydrocarbons, sometimes used to denote VOC. OMHCE Organic material hydrocarbon equivalent Organic compound mass minus oxygen mass. TOG Total organic gases Used interchangeably with VOC. 1Unless noted otherwise, HC is the term used in this report to represent the general class of gaseous organic compounds. Source: NRC 1999.