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 ...

(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 ...

Toxic chemicals from wildfire smoke can remain in Los Angeles homes weeks after fires are extinguished, with some cancer-causing compounds peaking during recovery periods, UCLA researchers found.

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 ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Air quality inside homes exposed to wildfire smoke can worsen even after flames are extinguished, according to a new study from researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The ...

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

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 ...

Plants do not stay silent. New research shows how plant diversity changes smell based communication across ecosystems.