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 …

Siloxane emissions and exposures during the use of hair care products in buildings

J Jiang, X Ding, SS Patra, JN Cross… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) are ubiquitous in hair care products (HCPs). cVMS
emissions from HCPs are of concern, given the potential adverse impact of siloxanes on the …

Real-time indoor sensing of volatile organic compounds during building disinfection events via photoionization detection and proton transfer reaction mass …

X Ding, H Lu, J Jiang, A Tasoglou, AD Shah… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoionization detectors (PIDs) are low-cost sensors that are widely used for real-time
volatile organic compound (VOC) monitoring in buildings. Performance assessment of PIDs …

Dynamics of nanocluster aerosol in the indoor atmosphere during gas cooking

SS Patra, J Jiang, X Ding, C Huang, EK Reidy… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nanocluster aerosol (NCA: particles in the size range of 1–3 nm) are a critically important,
yet understudied, class of atmospheric aerosol particles. NCA efficiently deposit in the …

Real-time evaluation of terpene emissions and exposures during the use of scented wax products in residential buildings with PTR-TOF-MS

J Liu, J Jiang, X Ding, SS Patra, JN Cross… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Scented wax products, such as candles and wax warmers/melts, are popular fragranced
consumer products that are commonly used in residential buildings. As scented wax …

Modern buildings act as a dynamic source and sink for urban air pollutants

T Wu, A Tasoglou, DN Wagner, J Jiang… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Urban air undergoes transformations as it is actively circulated throughout buildings via
ventilation systems. However, the influence of air exchange between outdoor and indoor …

Rapid screening of volatile chemicals in surface water samples from the East Palestine, Ohio chemical disaster site with proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

J Jiang, X Ding, P Coelho, G Wittbrod… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of hazardous chemical incidents in the United States
necessitates the implementation of analytically robust, rapid, and reliable screening …

Evaluation of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and its degradation products in human exhaled breath and indoor air in a community setting

JH Lee, AK Bryant, M Alajlouni, BE Boor… - Journal of Breath …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is a widely utilized volatile chemical in industrial applications,
including dry cleaning and metal degreasing. Exposure to PCE potentially presents a …

Fragrance chemicals in nail salons: Personal inhalation exposures and potential sources

C Jia, X Fu, TF Webster, DM Ceballos - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The indoor air of nail salons is full of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which
have fragrances. Little is known about the fragrance chemicals in nail salons, as fragrance …

Spatiotemporal Variations in Ozone and Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in a HVAC System of a LEED-Certified Office Building

J Jiang, J Huang, N Jung, BE Boor - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is crucial for the health, well-being, and productivity of office
occupants. IAQ is strongly influenced by occupancy and the operational mode of the …