Table 1 Some physical, chemical, and GC-MS properties of VOCs (ATSDR 1997; EPA 2002; Alonso et al. 2011; Güzel et al. 2018)

Dichloromethane

40

58.4 (25 °C)

1.33

5.38

86

84

1,1-Dichloroethane

57

180.0 (20 °C)

1.24

5.95

63

65

Trichloromethane

61

158.3 (20 °C)

1.48

6.74

83

85

1,2-Dichloroethane

84

61.0 (20 °C)

1.25

7.40

62

64

Benzene

80

95.2 (25 °C)

0.88

7.62

77

78

Trichloroethene

87

58.0 (20 °C)

1.46

8.68

95

130

Bromodichloromethane

90

50.1 (20 °C)

1.90

9.10

83

85

Toluene

111

28.4 (25 °C)

0.87

10.90

91

92

Dibromochloromethane

119–120

5.5 (25 °C)

2.38

12.14

127

129

Tetrachloroethene

121

12.8 (20 °C)

1.62

12.26

166

164

Tetrachloromethane

77

91.3 (20 °C)

1.59

13.86

117

118

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane

131

12.0 (25 °C)

1.54

13.91

131

133

Ethylbenzene

136

6.8 (20 °C)

0.90

14.17

91

106

P&M-Xylene

138–139

8.8 (25 °C)

0.86

14.47

91

106

Styrene

145

4.5 (20 °C)

0.91

15.21

91

103

O-Xylene

144

6.7 (25 °C)

0.88

15.25

91

106

Tribromomethane

149

5.3 (20 °C)

2.89

15.30

173

171

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

147

5.7 (25 °C)

1.59

16.12

83

85

4-Bromofluorobenzene (IS)

152

4.1 (25 °C)

1.50

16.20

95

174

Isopropylbenzene

151

4.5 (25 °C)

0.86

16.25

105

120

N-Propylbenzene

159

3.4 (25 °C)

0.86

17.18

91

120

1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene

165

1.9 (20 °C)

0.86

17.68

105

120

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene

168

7.0 (44 °C)

0.88

18.45

105

120

1,3-Dichlorobenzene

173

3.4 (38 °C)

1.29

18.87

146

148

1,4-Dichlorobenzene

174

2.2 (25 °C)

1.25

19.14

146

148

1,2-Dichlorobenzene

180

1.7 (25 °C)

1.30

19.70

146

148

1,3,5-Trichlorobenzene

208

1.4 (25 °C)

1.46

22.40

180

182

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

214

10.0 (78 °C)

1.45

23.59

180

182

Naphthalene

218

0.1 (25 °C)

1.16

23.90

128

51

Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene

215

0.2 (25 °C)

1.56

24.35

225

223

1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene

218

1.0 (25 °C)

1.45

24.44

180

182