Editing Chloroform (section)

==Natural occurrence ==
Many kinds of [[seaweed]] produce chloroform, and [[fungi]] are believed to produce chloroform in soil.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Cappelletti | first1 = M. | year = 2012 | title = Microbial degradation of chloroform | journal = Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | volume = 96 | issue = 6| pages = 1395–409 | doi = 10.1007/s00253-012-4494-1| pmid = 23093177 | s2cid = 12429523 }}</ref> Abiotic processes are also believed to contribute to natural chloroform productions in soils, although the mechanism is still unclear.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Jiao | first1 = Yi |display-authors=etal | year = 2018 | title = Halocarbon Emissions from a Degraded Forested Wetland in Coastal South Carolina Impacted by Sea Level Rise | journal = ACS Earth and Space Chemistry | volume = 2 | issue = 10 | pages = 955–967 | doi = 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00044 | bibcode = 2018ESC.....2..955J | s2cid = 134649348 }}</ref>

Chloroform is a volatile organic compound.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aqt-vru.com/emissions/complete-list-of-vocs/ | title=Complete list of VOC's }}</ref>