Find out how airborne volatile organic compounds give petunias, roses and the notoriously stinky “corpse flower” their characteristic aromas in the latest Speaking of Chemistry.

Stop and Smell the Volatile Organic Compounds (Video)

By American Chemical Society ——Bio and Archives--September 3, 2015

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American Chemical Society——Bio and Archives

American Chemical Society, ACS is a congressionally chartered independent membership organization which represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry and sciences that involve chemistry.

Find out how airborne volatile organic compounds give petunias, roses and the notoriously stinky “corpse flower” their characteristic aromas in the latest Speaking of Chemistry.

Stop and Smell the Volatile Organic Compounds (Video)

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