The study of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cultural heritage preservation has gained significant traction due to the dual challenge of mitigating artefact degradation and ensuring suitable ...

If you keep getting headaches at home, it's possible it's due to something in the house. That’s especially true if the headaches start when you get home, even if it's after you've been home for a ...

(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 ...

Aerosol products used in the home now emit more harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution than all the vehicles in the UK, new research shows. A new study by the University of York and the ...

Personal care products like deodorant and lotion contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that add fragrance or texture—and these can be emitted into the air. Now, research suggests that in densely ...

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 ...

Terpenes are volatile organic compounds that are responsible for, among other things, the typical scents of plants, resins or citrus fruits. These compounds occur naturally in the environment and ...

Tsinghua University scientists reveal organic compounds released by wildfires, prescribed burns 21% higher than previous ...