Concentrations of halogenated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in several chlorine-bleach-containing household products (n = 42) sold in Europe and North America were measured. The types and commonly used components (declared by the manufacturers) of the products covered in the present study are summarized in Table 1.
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Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Republic. A republic is a form of government in which affairs of state are a public matter, not the private concern of the rulers. In a republic, public offices are appointed or elected rather than inherited, and are not the private property of the people who hold them. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch. Currently, 135 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word republic as part of their official names.