2007-03-22 07:07:34 · 2 answers · asked by Paul Becky D 1 in Environment
I'm not sure what you are asking. Byproducts of petroleum distillates (jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, gasoline,etc) in combustion result in HAP's.
For a list on HAPs, visit: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/orig189.html
2007-03-22 07:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by justin_at_shr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not mutually exclusive. You need to think about what those acronyms mean. VOC is a Volatile Organic Compound... meaning it's a carbon-based chemical that easily evaporates. HAP simply means Hazardous Air Pollutant, which can be just about anything that gets into the air and is hazardous in any way to people, plants or animals.
Many Volatile Organic Compounds are also Hazardous pollutants. Some VOCs are safe though.
Petroleum distillation results in many different hydrocarbons, depending on the quality and origin of the oil and the distillation and cracking processes used. Some of the desired hydrocarbons from this process are Hazardous VOCs (gasoline, a mixture of many different VOCs), but some are ground-water pollutants, mutagens, and simple poisons.
2007-03-22 15:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by polly_peptide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋