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Organic compound
Molecule that contains atoms of the element carbon, usually combined with itself and with atoms of one or more other element such as hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, or fluorine. See inorganic compound. (source: EPA) Background from Wikipedia Benzene is the simplest of the arenes, a family of organic compounds An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon and hydrogen; therefore, carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and elementary carbon are not organic (see below for more on the definition controversy for this word). The study of organic compounds is termed organic chemistry, and since it is a vast collection of chemicals (over half of all known chemical compounds), systems have been devised to classify organic compounds. A few of the compound classes based on the functional groups they carry are as follows: Methane is the simplest possible organic compoundMany organic compounds are also of prime importance in biochemistry: Antigens Polysaccharides, carbohydrates and sugars Enzymes Hormones Lipids and fatty acids Neurotransmitters Nucleic acids Proteins, peptides and amino acids VitaminsCharleston Post Courier,Laboratory tests found the toothpaste contained diethylene glycol, or DEG, an organic compound commonly found in antifreeze. DEG is toxic to humans and 10 REASONS TO BUILD THE TRINITY PARKWAY - Oct 21, 2007 Dallas Morning News,In 2015, the Trinity Parkway will reduce approximately 84 tons of nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions, a 10 percent reduction. Water service decision delayed - Oct 21, 2007 Baltimore Sun,...and has installed filtration systems in nine homes that were found to have elevated levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, a volatile organic compound. Organic Skin Care, Natural Skin Care Products - Oct 2, 2007 PR-GB.com (press release),If the product you are buying is labeled as “made with organic ingredients� then you must know that it contains 70% organic compound in it. KOPEL: Photo illustrating story clouds issue - Oct 19, 2007 Rocky Mountain News,In fact, nitrogen oxide is not a "volatile organic compound." It's not "organic" because it doesn't contain carbon. Not every reporter who writes on the Don Miller: Comments from Don Miller's blog on "The God debate" - Oct 20, 2007 Santa Cruz Sentinel,Perhaps I can make an amino acid or a protein or some other organic compound, but I have not produced life. I didn't produce or even copy life, Allergens that you can find around you - Oct 20, 2007 FemaleFirst.co.uk,It's the volatile organic compound (VOC) chemicals released by rape flowers that cause nose and eye irritation during the summer. Hunt Refining Pays $49 Million to Settle Air Pollution Charges - Sep 29, 2007 Environment News ServiceHunt has agreed to upgrade controls to reduce volatile organic compound emissions from the wastewater systems at the Tuscaloosa refinery and will also buy Tainted Toothpaste Seized At Port Of Charleston - Oct 9, 2007 WCIV,It's an organic compound found in antifreeze which is toxic to humans and animals. The shipment of toothpaste, worth $7000, was in shrink wrap marked "Made Contamination Control In and Out of the Cleanroom: Silicone ... - Oct 9, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,...inhalation or skin absorption, environmental requirements (including status as a volatile organic compound), as well as customer and FDA constraints. Tainted water creates a divide - Oct 16, 2007 Baltimore Sun,...when a US 40 shopping center nearby was razed and traces of trichloroethylene, a volatile organic compound often used as a cleaning solvent, iPhone chemicals raise health concerns - Oct 18, 2007 Baylor University The Lariat Online,Bromine, another element detected in the iPhone as part of an organic compound, is a flame retardant. Bromine's presence in Apple's iPhone most likely » Glenn Heights residents divided over what to do about wells « - Oct 17, 2007 Examiner.comAbout half of the 84 homes have wells polluted with trichloroethylene, a volatile organic compound often used as a cleaning solvent that can depress the Bodisen Biotech Announces Interim Results for the Six Month Period ... - Sep 28, 2007 Primenewswire (press release),Bodisen Biotech, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of liquid and organic compound fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and agricultural raw material certified PPG Acquires Coatings Resource Corporation - Oct 17, 2007 Glass on Web,...“CRC’s extensive range of water-based and low-VOC (volatile organic compound) technologies will broaden PPG’s existing portfolio of environmentally At home: Here's a house that's 'ecological and fabulous' - Oct 11, 2007 USA TodayWhenever any walls required painting (most changed to white from an array of loud colors), Joaquin specified a Low-VOC (volatile organic compound) variety. Improving the Quality of Lead Candidates by Equipping Chemists ... - Oct 11, 2007 PR Web (press release),...the complete package of our physicochemical predictors, provides solubility, logP, logD, and pKa predictions for almost any organic compound based on Two Planets, One Discovery - Oct 11, 2007 Sky & Telescope,He tentatively concluded that the mystery molecule was some kind of strange new organic compound. That, in itself, would be an astounding — and Validating High-Purity Water Systems - Oct 10, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,One of the most common organic compound removed is chlorine, which municipalities use to control bacterial growth in drinking water. Study to evaluate delta's smog problem - Sep 27, 2007 News.gov.hk,The consultant will collect volatile organic compound samples in various locations within the region, to study the spatial distribution of these air Officials hit back at media reports on flu vaccine safety - Oct 3, 2007 Taipei Times,Following extensive front-page coverage in the United Evening News linking flu vaccines containing thimerosal (a mercury-containing organic compound) with Reading Printing Company Announces Energy Savings and Lower Emissions - Oct 2, 2007 PR-GB.com (press release),...announcing a new energy-efficient press and a fifty per cent reduction in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from its Reading site. Retail's Greenest Pastures - Oct 3, 2007 Motley FoolIt also installs low-VOC (volatile organic compound) carpeting in its stores, and is leading the way in redeveloping "environmentally impaired" existing Smart Consumables Usage In Cost-Conscious Environments - Oct 9, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,...of squirt bottles leads to higher than necessary volatile organic compound (VOC) levels which, in turn, carry financial penalties in some geographies. CAP warns of melamine tableware - Sep 30, 2007 Malaysia Star,Melamine, also known as thermo set plastic, is made of urea, an organic compound, and formaldehyde, a chemical widely used to manufacture household products AECOM to study VOC and Photochemical Ozone Pollutants in Pearl ... - Oct 9, 2007 Trading Markets (press release),A VOC is any organic compound which evaporates readily to the atmosphere and is a significant contributor to the production of photochemical smog and UAE's MoE withdraws Chinese-made toxic toothpastes - Oct 9, 2007 Business Intelligence Middle East (press release),Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound, described by the structural formula : HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. It is a clear, hygroscopic odorless liquid. State orders Bango Oil to stop production - Oct 3, 2007 Lahontan Valley News,..."System 2's carbon monoxide and volatile organic compound exceedance provides evidence of incomplete combustion resulting in excess VOCs (volatile organic New JC Penney store to set green example - Sep 26, 2007 Bizjournals.com,Low-volatile, organic compound paints, adhesives and sealants were used in construction. Low- and no-consumption plumbing fixtures are installed throughout Sterile medfly release set for San Jose, California - Oct 12, 2007 FreshPlaza,The substance being utilized is the organic compound Naturalyte (active ingredient: spinosad), a naturally occurring extract from bacteria. Cassini finds hydrocarbon lakes at Titan’s south pole - Oct 12, 2007 iTWire,These strange bodies are filled not with water but liquid methane and ethane—types of hydrocarbons; that is, any organic compound made up of hydrogen and It's not easy building green - Sep 23, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer,Low- or no-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints are both environmentally friendly and readily available at paint stores and home centers. Pineapple Hospitality's EcoRooms & EcoSuites adds three new ... - Oct 9, 2007 Hotel & Motel Management Magazine,The Volatile Organic Compound as used shall not exceed the following: - - 1% by Weight for Dilutable Carpet Cleaners - - 1% by Weight for General Purpose Adams-Bickel Builds 'Green' School - Oct 11, 2007 Earthtimes,...with recycled glass, geothermal heating system and low VOC (volatile organic compound) materials providing improved indoor environmental air quality. Tim Lewis Communities' Amberleigh Offers Energy-Efficient Homes ... - Oct 11, 2007 PR Newswire (press release),...faucets and shower heads -- Sherwin-Williams low VOC (volatile organic compound) paint -- Weatherproof protection around all windows and polyseal Dixon one of many isolated pockets of medfly in California - Oct 1, 2007 Western Farm Press...-Ground-sprayed the organic compound Naturalyte (the active ingredient is Spinosad, a naturally occurring product of a soil bacteria) within a 200-meter UMB Bank Associates Finish First in the MARC 'Take a Break from ... - Oct 10, 2007 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...mileage reduction, volatile organic compound (VOC) reduction and Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) reduction. From the first of the year through the end of summer, Vapor Degreasing: It’s the Law - Oct 10, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,Again, the issues are environmental emission rates for volatile organic compound (VOC) solvents; exemption by the EPA from VOC classification; Milford's Hometown News Source - Sep 29, 2007 The Milford Observer,An EPA investigation of the site was prompted by the discovery of volatile organic compound (VOC) contamination in the adjacent Keyes Municipal Water Supply Certified Rolfing & Movement Fort Worth, Tx - Oct 10, 2007 PR-GB.com (press release),Movement manifests from a pre-movement or an automatic override response, which is an organic compound of a collective body of experiences acquired Advantages of Pre-Wetted Wipers in Sterile Environments - Oct 9, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,This can represent cost savings in solvent expenses and in charges for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. Also, sterile pre-wetted wipers eliminate Contamination Control In and Out of The Cleanroom - Oct 9, 2007 Controlled Environments Magazine,Having a sub-vendor/supplier assert that a certain total organic compound (TOC) or nonvolatile residue (NVR) level has been achieved might not be adequate. GM Turns Waste Into Millions - Oct 12, 2007 GreenBiz,...in terms of our ISO 14001 certifications, in terms of our effect on the environment, in terms of VOC emissions, or volatile organic compound from our Most Wanted: Answers to Facility Issues - Oct 8, 2007 Forensic,Specify low volatile organic compound (VOC) construction materials, to reduce irritating or harmful effects of residual VOC emissions. Breath test has potential for monitoring diabetes - Oct 7, 2007 American Medical News (subscription)Out of the more than 100 gases detected by volatile organic compound analysis, levels of methyl nitrate most closely paralleled the amount of sugar in the Bio-diesel: an alternative to fuel crisis - Oct 7, 2007 Ceylon Daily News,Volatile Organic Compound emissions from Bio Diesel are 55% lower than Low Sulphur Fossil Diesel emissions. 2. Bio-diesel is biodegradable and renewable by US seizes toxic toothpaste, not sure whether from India or China - Oct 5, 2007 SpiritIndia,...were laced with diethylene glycol - an organic compound commonly found in antifreeze toxic to humans and animals, the department said on its website. OSHA issues SHIB on respiratory disease among microwave popcorn ... - Oct 11, 2007 CCHNIOSH identified diacetyl, a ketone with butter flavor characteristics, as the predominant volatile organic compound (VOC) present during mixing room and VIDEO: Solvex Develops Environmentally Friendly Cleaning System - Oct 5, 2007 Japan Corporate News (press release),Solve 55 is an HFC cleaning agent that features a zero ozone depletion potential and meets volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations and pollutant release Behind the greener door - Oct 5, 2007 South China Morning Post (subscription),Steinbeck starts with paint, which should be free of volatile organic compound (VOC) emitting substances. Some paints and finishes can pollute the air News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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