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MassDEP explains VOC monitoring, dashboard tools and data access
Summary
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on a public instructional video explained how it monitors volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and how residents and researchers can use the agency—s VOC dashboard to view and download data.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on a public instructional video explained how it monitors volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and how residents and researchers can use the agency—s VOC dashboard to view and download data.
VOCs are pollutants that can be present in air, water and soil and may come from fossil fuel combustion, manufacturing, commercial and household products, and natural sources. The presenter cited common examples including benzene and formaldehyde.
MassDEP monitors VOCs at four sites — Boston, Chelsea, Lynn and Weymouth — using 24-hour air samples collected every six days at each site. The agency said valid regulatory data are…
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