One of the more important classes of potentially toxic indoor air chemicals are the Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOCs). However, due to a limited understanding of the relationships …

A literature study was carried out with respect to the release and accumulation of
formaldehyde indoors. With reference to representative emission data, exposure scenarios …

Consumer, industrial and commercial product use is a source of exposure to potentially
hazardous chemicals. In addition, cleaning agents, personal care products, coatings and …

Poor indoor air quality, can cause a variety of adverse health effects. Pollutant exposure
levels inside buildings are likely due to pollutants from both indoor and outdoor sources …

The European project OFFICAIR aimed to broaden the existing knowledge regarding indoor
air quality (IAQ) in modern office buildings, ie, recently built or refurbished buildings. Thirty …

Odorous compounds (odors) like fragrances may cause adverse health effects. To assess
their importance by inhalation, we have reviewed how the four major abundant and common …

Environmental issues and health-benefitting design strategies have raised interest in natural
and renewable building materials, resulting in an increased focus on the use of wood in built …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a key class of atmospheric emission released from
highly complex petrochemical, transport and solvent sources both outdoors and indoors …

Reactive chemistry is ubiquitous indoors with a wealth of complex oxidation reactions; some
of these are initiated by both homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction of ozone with …

The aim of this study was to identify determinants of aldehyde and volatile organic
compound (VOC) indoor air concentrations in a sample of more than 140 office rooms, in the …