Volatile Organic Compound Definition

Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) means any VOC that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions, excluding the following:

  • (a) methane;
  • (b) ethane;
  • (c) methylene chloride (dichloromethane);
  • (d) 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform);
  • (e) 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (CFC-113);
  • (f) trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11);
  • (g) dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12);
  • (h) chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22);
  • (i) trifluoromethane (HFC-23);
  • (j) 1,2-dichloro 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (CFC-114);
  • (k) chloropentafluoroethane (CFC-115);
  • (l) 1,1,1-trifluoro 2,2-dichloroethane (HCFC-123);
  • (m) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a);
  • (n) 1,1-dichloro 1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b);
  • (o) 1-chloro 1,1-difluoroethane (HCFC-142b);
  • (p) 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124);
  • (q) pentafluoroethane (HFC-125);
  • (r) 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134);
  • (s) 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a);
  • (t) 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a);
  • (u) parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF);
  • (v) cyclic, branched or linear completely methylated siloxanes;
  • (w) acetone;
  • (x) perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene);
  • (y) 3,3-dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca);
  • (z) 1,3-dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225cb);
  • (z.1) 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC 43-10mee);
  • (z.2) difluoromethane (HFC-32);
  • (z.3) ethylfluoride (HFC-161);
  • (z.4) 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa);
  • (z.5) 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca);
  • (z.6) 1,1,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ea);
  • (z.7) 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245eb);
  • (z.8) 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa);
  • (z.9) 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea);
  • (z.10) 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc);
  • (z.11) chlorofluoromethane (HCFC-31);
  • (z.12) 1 chloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-151a);
  • (z.13) 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123a);
  • (z.14) 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluoro-4-methoxy-butane (C4F 9OCH3);
  • (z.15) 2-(difluoromethoxymethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OCH3);
  • (z.16) 1-ethoxy-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane (C4F9OC2H5);
  • (z.17) 2-(ethoxydifluoromethyl)-1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane ((CF3)2CFCF2OC2H5); and
  • (z.18) methyl acetate and perfluorocarbon compounds that fall into the following classes, namely,
  • i. cyclic, branched or linear completely fluorinated alkanes,
  • ii. cyclic, branched, or linear completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturation,
  • iii. cyclic, branched or linear completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturation, and
  • iv. sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturation and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine.