Study: Wildfire smoke releases more harmful gasses than expected

Wildfires may be sending far more harmful pollution into the air than scientists previously believed, researchers said in a ...

Wildland fires emit more air pollution than previously estimated, study finds

As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be ...

Wildfire Smoke May Be Far More Dangerous Than Scientists Thought

Scientists have discovered that wildfires emit far more air-polluting gases than earlier estimates suggested. These hidden ...
European Medical Journal

Volatile Organic Compounds Offer New Insights for Asthma Monitoring

Study shows that exhaled volatile organic compounds, including propanoic and nonanoic acids, could be used as non-invasive ...
Beyond Pesticides

Hidden Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Indoor Air Cause Adverse Effects

(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 ...
Study Finds on MSN

Mold Hiding In Your Walls? Scientists Develop Electronic ‘Nose’ That Can Detect It In Minutes

Forget waiting a week for mold test results. New electronic nose technology detects toxic indoor mold species in just 30 ...
The Boston Globe

‘Volatile compound’ found in Providence high school located on old factory site

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 ...
American Chemical Society

Fires could emit more air pollution than previously estimated

A study reports that, around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones ...