Tracking indoor volatile organic compounds with online mass spectrometry

W Liu, L Zhou, W Yuan, L Ruan, X Wang, Y Guo… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans spend most of their time indoors, where they are exposed to many volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). Exposure to indoor VOCs has been linked to adverse health effects …

Real-time evaluation of terpene emissions and exposures during the use of scented wax products in residential buildings with PTR-TOF-MS

J Liu, J Jiang, X Ding, SS Patra, JN Cross… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Scented wax products, such as candles and wax warmers/melts, are popular fragranced
consumer products that are commonly used in residential buildings. As scented wax …

Dynamics of nanocluster aerosol in the indoor atmosphere during gas cooking

SS Patra, J Jiang, X Ding, C Huang, EK Reidy… - PNAS …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Nanocluster aerosol (NCA: particles in the size range of 1–3 nm) are a critically important,
yet understudied, class of atmospheric aerosol particles. NCA efficiently deposit in the …

Concentrations of Volatile Methyl Siloxanes in New York City Reflect Emissions from Personal Care and Industrial Use

CE Brunet, RF Marek, CO Stanier… - … science & technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS) are a group of organosilicon compounds of interest
because of their potential health effects, their ability to form secondary organic aerosols, and …

Particulate Siloxane and Cigarette Smoke Organic Aerosol in a Gym

Y Sun, J Li, B You, W Xu - Environmental Science & Technology …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding the composition and concentration of pollutants in the gym environment is
crucial for evaluating the potential health risks associated with physical exercise. Here …

Modern buildings act as a dynamic source and sink for urban air pollutants

T Wu, A Tasoglou, DN Wagner, J Jiang… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Urban air undergoes transformations as it is actively circulated throughout buildings via
ventilation systems. However, the influence of air exchange between outdoor and indoor …

Determining the Outgassing Kinetics of a Cryo-Milled Polymer Using Temperature-Programmed Desorption SIFT-MS

BM Gordon, J Iyer, KL Baron, TM Bryson… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We perform temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) directly on cryo-milled polymeric
samples with selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry, SIFT-MS, to measure outgassing …