Reactions and products of squalene and ozone: a review

B Coffaro, CP Weisel - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
This critical review describes the squalene-ozone (SqOz) reaction, or squalene ozonolysis.
Ambient ozone penetrates indoors and drives indoor air chemistry. Squalene, a component …

Human skin oil: a major ozone reactant indoors

CJ Weschler, WW Nazaroff - Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human skin oil is rich in ozone-reactive compounds, including squalene and unsaturated
acyl groups of free fatty acids, glycerols, and wax esters. Squalene and unsaturated acyl …

Emission rates of volatile organic compounds from humans

N Wang, L Ernle, G Beko, P Wargocki… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Human-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are mainly from breath and the skin. In
this study, we continuously measured VOCs in a stainless-steel environmentally controlled …

The human oxidation field

N Zannoni, PSJ Lakey, Y Won, M Shiraiwa, D Rim… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Hydroxyl (OH) radicals are highly reactive species that can oxidize most pollutant gases. In
this study, high concentrations of OH radicals were found when people were exposed to …

Haze air pollution health impacts of breath-borne VOCs

L Zhang, X Li, H Chen, Z Wu, M Hu… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Here, we investigated the use of breath-borne volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for rapid
monitoring of air pollution health effects on humans. Forty-seven healthy college students …

[HTML][HTML] From spontaneous to strategic natural window ventilation: Improving indoor air quality in Swiss schools

CC Vassella, J Koch, A Henzi, A Jordan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural window ventilation is frequently employed in schools in Europe and often leads to
inadequate levels of human bioeffluents. However, intervention studies that verify whether …

Human ammonia emission rates under various indoor environmental conditions

M Li, CJ Weschler, G Beko, P Wargocki… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3) is typically present at higher concentrations in indoor air (∼ 10–70 ppb)
than in outdoor air (∼ 50 ppt to 5 ppb). It is the dominant neutralizer of acidic species in …

Influence of ventilation on formation and growth of 1–20 nm particles via ozone–human chemistry

S Yang, T Müller, N Wang, G Beko… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ozone reaction with human surfaces is an important source of ultrafine particles indoors.
However, 1–20 nm particles generated from ozone–human chemistry, which mark the first …

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 …

Quantification and source characterization of volatile organic compounds from exercising and application of chlorine‐based cleaning products in a university athletic …

Z Finewax, D Pagonis, MS Claflin, AV Handschy… - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Humans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, impacting their own air quality
through occupancy and activities. Human VOC emissions indoors from exercise are still …