People with asthma, allergies, or chemical sensitivities are particularly at risk, said Dr Manas Mengar, consultant, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 31, 2023) With cooler weather setting in and people heading indoors and closing windows, the issue of COVID-19 transmission escalates, as do concerns about toxic chemicals ...

Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are liquids or solids used in consumer products that turn into gas when exposed to air and sunlight. Some VOCs have been linked to asthma, cancer and reproductive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Volatile organic compounds that are found in combustible cigarette and e-cigarettes were linked with ...

Cleaning your home can improve indoor air quality by temporarily reducing the amount of chemicals on surfaces that can find ...

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy ® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in the ...

Plants communicate through volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that help them respond to herbivorous pest attacks. This review explored the mechanisms behind these plant communications and their ...

An odor test can distinguish between benign and cancerous pancreatic and ovarian cells with up to 95% accuracy, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The test, developed by Penn ...

PROVIDENCE — A classroom in a Providence high school built on the site of a former silver factory has been closed after testing positive for higher-than-acceptable levels of a volatile chemical ...