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Common household products can release harmful chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that come with a laundry list of health concerns. An at-home VOC test is a simple way to monitor ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gases many everyday products emit. High concentrations of certain VOCs can be harmful.

Tracing volatile organic compounds is important for public safety and all 'smell' related issues. To this end, researchers introduce a fluid mechanics-based chamber design for an electronic nose ...

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Along with another volatile organic compound called 2-methylisoborneol or 2-MIB, geosmin is primarily responsible for the characteristic smell of earth—and both contribute greatly to the smell ...

Analysis of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) is essential to ensure human and environmental health, but environmental testing laboratories face challenges when adhering to stringent regulatory ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gaseous chemicals that are emitted by various household items, as well as natural sources.

In this article, Environics explains what volatile organic compounds are, where they come from, and what impact they have on the environment.