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Publication - Research and analysis

Non-methane volatile organic compound emissions from malt whisky maturation: final report

Published
16 August 2023
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781835212240

Review of the human health and environmental impacts of non-methane volatile organic compound emissions from malt whisky maturation facilities prepared for the Scottish Government by Aether.

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Footnotes

1 The Global Burden of Disease initiative aims to provide a picture of mortality and disability from a various of risk factors. https://www.healthdata.org/gbd/2019

2 https://gco.iarc.fr/causes/alcohol/home

3Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, meetings of which are attended by representatives from the devolved administrations, including SEPA.

4 Conversions from ppb to μg/m3 use the Standard Conditions for Temperature and Pressure (STP) for the EU, assuming temperature at 293K.

5 For the US limits, conversions from ppb to μg/m3 use STP for the US, assuming temperature at 298K.

Contact

Email: airquality@gov.scot

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