Because people spend most of their time indoors, much of their exposure to ozone occurs in
buildings, which are partially protective against outdoor ozone. Measurements in …

The use of cleaning and disinfecting products both at work and at home increased during
the COVID-19 pandemic. Those products often include surfactants, acids/bases …

Decades of air quality improvements have substantially reduced the motor vehicle
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Today, volatile chemical products (VCPs) …

A gap in emission inventories of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) sources, which
contribute to regional ozone and aerosol burdens, has increased as transportation …

Despite decades of declining air pollution, urban US areas are still affected by summertime
ozone and wintertime particulate matter exceedance events. Volatile organic compounds …

Formaldehyde was described in the year 1855 by the Russian scientist Alexander
Michailowitsch Butlerow. The technical synthesis by dehydration of methanol was achieved …

Concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in office environments are generally
too low to cause sensory irritation in the eyes and airways on the basis of estimated …

Over the past half-century there have been major changes in building materials and
consumer products used indoors. Composite-wood, synthetic carpets, polymeric flooring …

Green-building certification systems aim at improving the design and operation of buildings.
However, few detailed studies have investigated whether a green rating leads to higher …

Spray cleaning and disinfection products have been associated with adverse respiratory
effects in professional cleaners and among residents doing domestic cleaning. This review …