Unlocking the secrets: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and their devastating effects on lung cancer

MS Hussain, G Gupta, R Mishra, N Patel… - … -Research and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Lung cancer (LCs) is still a serious health problem globally, with many incidences attributed
to environmental triggers such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). VOCs are a broad …

Informal E-waste recycling practices and environmental pollution in Africa: What is the way forward?

L Andeobu, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - International journal of hygiene and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, e-waste is the fastest growing and most valuable waste-stream. While countries
worldwide are increasingly acknowledging the e-waste problem and introducing policies …

Release of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from photo-degraded plastic debris: a neglected source of environmental pollution

T Lomonaco, E Manco, A Corti, J La Nasa… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution associated to plastic debris is gaining increasing relevance not only
as a threat to ecosystems but also for its possible harmful effects on biota and human health …

[HTML][HTML] First Insights into Photocatalytic Degradation of HDPE and LDPE Microplastics by a Mesoporous N–TiO2 Coating: Effect of Size and Shape of Microplastics

BE Llorente-García, JM Hernández-López… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microplastics (MPs), which are small plastic debris of≤ 5 mm size, are polluting the oceans
with negative consequences for their biota. In this work, visible-light photocatalysis of high …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of heavy metals in cosmetic products and their health risk assessment

H Arshad, MZ Mehmood, MH Shah… - Saudi pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metals' contamination in cosmetic products is a serious threat. Present study was
conducted to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals (HMs) in various brands of …

Formaldehyde in the indoor environment

T Salthammer, S Mentese, R Marutzky - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Formaldehyde was described in the year 1855 by the Russian scientist Alexander
Michailowitsch Butlerow. The technical synthesis by dehydration of methanol was achieved …

Targeted improvement of narrow micropores in porous carbon for enhancing trace benzene vapor removal: Revealing the adsorption mechanism via experimental …

R Su, R Xue, X Ma, Z Zeng, L Li, S Wang - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Porous carbon materials are highly desirable for removing benzene due to their low energy
for capture and regeneration. Research has demonstrated that narrow microporous volume …

Exposure to major volatile organic compounds and carbonyls in European indoor environments and associated health risk

DA Sarigiannis, SP Karakitsios, A Gotti, IL Liakos… - Environment …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes recent data on the occurrence of major organic compounds
(benzene, toluene, xylenes, styrene, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, naphthalene, limonene, α …

[HTML][HTML] E-waste in Africa: a serious threat to the health of children

TS Lebbie, OD Moyebi, KA Asante, J Fobil… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Waste electronic and electrical equipment (e-waste) consists of used and discarded
electrical and electronic items ranging from refrigerators to cell phones and printed circuit …

VOC characteristics and inhalation health risks in newly renovated residences in Shanghai, China

H Dai, S **g, H Wang, Y Ma, L Li, W Song… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Exposure to indoor VOCs is expected to link to a variety of negative
health outcome. The popularity of decorations and refurbishment in homes in China has …