Quantifying VOC Emissions from the Marijuana Industry and Modeling Ozone Impacts

摘要

Synopsis of Panel: The marijuana industry has air quality impacts beyond just nuisance odors. Studies have found that cannabis plants emit gas phase terpenes that are a type of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC). The industry also uses solvents for extracting concentrates that result in VOC emissions. These VOCs chemically react with nitrogen oxides emissions in the presence of sunlight to form ground level ozone. Ozone is an air pollutant that is harmful to human health and negatively impacts the environment. With the rapid continued growth of the marijuana industry, there is now an unknown industrial-scale area-source of VOCs that can impact ozone formation. This session will cover this new cutting-edge air quality research, sampling and laboratory analytical methods, ozone modeling, and industry best management practices that can reduce air quality impacts from the marijuana industry.