«High levels of benzene and
volatile organic compounds at the nearby Denver Metro Wastewater plant made closure of a technical services building necessary and have forced employees to wear respirators.»
Plants emit more
volatile organic compounds at higher temperatures, which can increase ozone formation if mixed with pollutants from human sources.
Not exact matches
Paint: Choose water - based paint, ideally one that contains low levels of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or none
at all.
The ATSDR, in consultation with the EPA, advised
at least 19 families in Pavillion not to drink their water and to ventilate bathrooms when they bathed, in part because
volatile organic compounds can become airborne in a shower.
A group of researchers
at Osaka University, succeeded in producing nanostructured gas sensor devices for detecting
volatile organic compounds (VOC) in breath for the purpose of healthcare in time equivalent to or shorter than one tenth of the time required for manufacturing conventional gas sensors.
at The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, succeeded in producing nanostructured gas sensor devices for detecting
volatile organic compounds (VOC) in breath for the purpose of healthcare in time equivalent to or shorter than one tenth of the time required for manufacturing conventional gas sensors.
«Many reports have been written on the contamination of air and water by
volatile organic compounds near natural - gas well sites,» said Verner, who is also a researcher
at the Public Health Research Institute.
Plants get their scents from
volatile organic compounds, which easily turn into gases
at ambient temperatures.
In one, emissions of nitrogen oxides and
volatile organic compounds from human activities would continue
at current levels through 2050.
As crude oil burns it releases many toxic chemicals, including lead, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and
volatile organic compounds, says Bin Jalaludin
at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
In the new study, researchers identified six
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on dirty t - shirts and socks, some of which survive washing in a machine
at 20 ˚C.
Researchers from the Shanghai Cancer Institute and the US National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, examined the
volatile organic compounds given off by different oils
at the high temperatures typically used for wok cooking.
At the Earth's surface, we humans help create ozone, by providing the precursors like nitrogen oxides and
volatile organic compounds, also called VOCs.
u «The conditions of hydrothermal alteration inferred by analogy with experiments, especially temperature, are
at odds with the [observed] mineralogy and preservation of
volatile organic compounds.»
In a 2008 study, vinyl curtains were found to release 108
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), chemicals that become gaseous
at room temperature, potentially triggering headaches, nausea, dizziness and irritated eyes and throat.
«A lot of household products give off
volatile organic compounds, or VOCs,» says David Rosenstreich, MD, the director of the division of allergy and immunology
at New York's Montefiore Medical Center.
Several plants are particularly good
at removing
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the environment.
So when you're looking
at risk, you're looking
at volatile organic compounds.
Volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, carcinogenic fragrances: if any of these terms make you cringe, you might want to take a serious look
at the products you're using around your home.
It is a non-toxic and virtually odour - free paint that has minimal
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
at 0.02 g / l VOC (EU limit value for this product (cat.
According to this video from Abe Books, «Chemists
at University College, London have investigated the old book odor and concluded that old books release hundreds of
volatile organic compounds into the air from the paper.
Another recent video by Clean Air Task Force is aimed
at policy makers, and highlights the industry's release of 9 million tons of invisible pollutants every year, including footage of methane and
volatile organic compounds shown escaping from a hydrocarbon storage tank.
At the Earth's surface, we humans help create ozone, by providing the precursors like nitrogen oxides and
volatile organic compounds, also called VOCs.
The PTR - MS allows many
volatile organic compounds in ambient air to be detected
at levels from 10 — 100 parts per trillion by volume (pptv).
A research team including Riikka Rinnan and Magnus Kramshøj from the Center for Permafrost
at the University of Copehagen, Denmark recently conducted studies to assess the
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emission response of vegetation to warming temperatures in the Arctic.
We liked the booth
at IIDEX for OVOC - zero
volatile organic compound - paint from Sico.
In fact, some types of trees actively consume certain types of air pollution.Looking
at oxygenated
volatile organic compounds (oVOCs)-- which are emitted from both manmade and non-manmade sources and can have serious effects on the health of the environment and humans — the team found that deciduous plants take up oVOCs as much as four times more rapidly than previously thought.