The rapidly increasing population, industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust and open burning of
garbage waste are the main cause of pollutants which regularly deteriorate the natural …

Background: Previous research has found relationships between specific indoor
environmental exposures and exacerbation of asthma. Objectives: In this review we provide …

Formaldehyde was described in the year 1855 by the Russian scientist Alexander
Michailowitsch Butlerow. The technical synthesis by dehydration of methanol was achieved …

Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and
its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor …

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to characterize the indoor air quality (IAQ) in
schools and its relationship with children's respiratory symptoms. Concentrations of volatile …

BACKGROUND: Various volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been related to
respiratory health effects, but have generally been assessed individually without taking into …

Formaldehyde is a well-studied chemical and effects from inhalation exposures have been
extensively characterized in numerous controlled studies with human volunteers, including …

Nowadays, the electronic nose (e-nose) has gained a huge amount of attention due to its
ability to detect and differentiate mixtures of various gases and odors using a limited number …

There is considerable recent focus and concern about formaldehyde (FA). We have
reviewed the literature on FA with focus on chemosensory perception in the airways and …

This review systematically analyses the most relevant contributions published in the area of
toxicity of building materials and their evaluation from the perspective of life cycle analysis to …