Human skin oil: a major ozone reactant indoors

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human skin oil is rich in ozone-reactive compounds, including squalene and unsaturated
acyl groups of free fatty acids, glycerols, and wax esters. Squalene and unsaturated acyl …

[HTML][HTML] Opinion: Atmospheric multiphase chemistry–past, present, and future

JPD Abbatt, AR Ravishankara - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Multiphase chemistry occurs between chemicals in different atmospheric phases, typically
involving gas–solid and gas–liquid interactions. The importance of atmospheric multiphase …

Ozone loss: a surrogate for the indoor concentration of ozone-derived products

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ozone concentrations tend to be substantially lower indoors than outdoors, largely because
of ozone reactions with indoor surfaces. When there are no indoor sources of ozone, a …

Quantifying ozone-dependent emissions of volatile organic compounds from the human body

Y Qu, Z Zou, CJ Weschler, Y Liu… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ozone reactions on human body surfaces produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that
influence indoor air quality. However, the dependence of VOC emissions on the ozone …

Indoor air quality implications of germicidal 222 nm light

VP Barber, MB Goss, LJ Franco Deloya… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
One strategy for mitigating the indoor transmission of airborne pathogens, including the
SARS-CoV-2 virus, is irradiation by germicidal UV light (GUV). A particularly promising …

Observation, prediction, and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in a vehicle cabin environment

H Wang, D Guo, W Zhang, R Zhang, Y Gao… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
While vehicle cabin environment significantly impacts human health, systematic studies on
this important microenvironment are lacking. Here, we conduct a 12-day field observation of …

Chemical fate of oils on indoor surfaces: ozonolysis and peroxidation

Z Zhou, LR Crilley, JC Ditto… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Unsaturated triglycerides found in food and skin oils are reactive in ambient air. However,
the chemical fate of such compounds has not been well characterized in genuine indoor …

Tracking indoor volatile organic compounds with online mass spectrometry

W Liu, L Zhou, W Yuan, L Ruan, X Wang, Y Guo… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Humans spend most of their time indoors, where they are exposed to many volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). Exposure to indoor VOCs has been linked to adverse health effects …

Formation and transport of secondary contaminants associated with germicidal ultraviolet light systems in an occupied classroom

S Park, Y Won, D Rim - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) systems are designed to control airborne pathogen
transmission in buildings. However, it is important to acknowledge that certain conditions …

Ventilation in a Residential Building Brings Outdoor NOx Indoors with Limited Implications for VOC Oxidation from NO3 Radicals

MF Link, J Li, JC Ditto, H Huynh, J Yu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy-efficient residential building standards require the use of mechanical ventilation
systems that replace indoor air with outdoor air. Transient outdoor pollution events can be …