Carbon disulfide: Sources of emissions
Industry sources
Releases to air from industries producing, using, or handling carbon disulfide; sanitary landfills, and natural gas production and distribution.
Diffuse sources, and industry sources included in diffuse emissions data
Sub-threshold facilities.
Natural sources
Very small amounts of carbon disulfide occur in coal tar and in crude petroleum. Carbon disulfide is a natural product of anaerobic biodegradation and is released to the atmosphere from oceans and landmasses as well as geothermal sources. The ocean appears to be a major source of carbon disulfide. Coastal and marshland areas of high biological activity are also a major source.
Transport sources
No mobile sources.
Consumer products
Consumer products are unlikely to contain significant proportions of carbon disulfide, but some products in which the manufacturing process uses carbon disulfide may contain traces.
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