Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent a diverse class of carbon-based chemicals that readily evaporate at ambient temperatures. In urban environments their emissions arise from vehicular exhaust ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 31, 2023) With cooler weather setting in and people heading indoors and closing windows, the issue of COVID-19 transmission escalates, as do concerns about toxic chemicals ...

Recent research is uncovering the link between exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and changes in the gut microbiome. Scientists are particularly interested in how these products ...

The company was cited for failing to keep emission records for volatile organic compounds and using equipment without required permits.

Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds from breath, sweat, tears and other bodily emissions and that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases. But ...

Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are liquids or solids used in consumer products that turn into gas when exposed to air and sunlight. Some VOCs have been linked to asthma, cancer and reproductive ...

A service program of RISE St. James; Caitlion O. Hunter, Esq.; Tim Schütz, PhD Researcher, Anthropology University of California, Irvine; and The Community Scientist (TCS) Research Team The vast ...

Early in the afternoon of Dec. 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire erupted in the grasslands outside two Denver suburbs. High-speed winds sent the blaze ripping through neighborhoods. Firefighters could ...

So the scientifically defensible answer is: houseplants can remove some pollutants, but they are not an effective standalone air-cleaning solution for homes. That does not mean the earlier studies ...

Environmental regulators plan to fine General Motors Co. $50,000 for issues with air-cleaning equipment at the Lansing Grand ...