Terpenes are volatile organic compounds that are responsible for, among other things, the typical scents of plants, resins or ...

If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds from breath, sweat, tears and other bodily emissions and that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases. But ...

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 ...

Recent research is uncovering the link between exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and changes in the gut microbiome. Scientists are particularly interested in how these products ...

“Secondhand vapor is something by-standers shouldn’t have to breathe,” said environmental scientist Ying-Hsuan Lin.