PREFACE

provided funding to the CRC project for the experiments with propane, isobutane, and dimethyl ether, and the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) provided funding to the CRC project for the experiments with acetone. The initial experiments and methods development were funded by the United States EPA through cooperative agreement CR-814396-01-0. The experiments with ethanol, isopropanol, MTBE, ethoxyethanol, and carbitol were funded by the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) through Technical Services Agreement No. Carter-88. The experiments with isoprene were funded as part of the EPA’