In China, fast increase in passenger cars and gasoline consumption with yet quite limited vapor recovery
during gasoline distribution has procured growing concern about gasoline evaporation as an important
emission source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly in megacities hard-hit by air quality
problems. This study presents VOC species profiles related to major pathways of gasoline evaporative
loss in China, including headspace displacement, refueling operations and spillage/leakage.