Researchers devise a way to measure volatile organic compound exchange in the atmosphere

Friday, August 9, 2013 - 09:20 in Physics & Chemistry

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from the U.S., the Netherlands, and Italy has found a way to detect and measure the exchange of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes how they used a new technique to measure VOC concentrations in the air above an orange grove in California.

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