Types, methods, techniques, and applications for microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM): A review

J Giro-Paloma, M Martínez, LF Cabeza… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCM) can be employed in many fields because of their capacity to
absorb and release energy when it is necessary. Nowadays, the number of studies about …

Source apportionment for indoor air pollution: Current challenges and future directions

DΕ Saraga, X Querol, RMBO Duarte… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Source apportionment (SA) for indoor air pollution is challenging due to the multiplicity and
high variability of indoor sources, the complex physical and chemical processes that act as …

Indoor exposure of elderly to air pollutants in residential buildings in Alexandria, Egypt

MMM Abdel-Salam - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This is the first study in Egypt aims to characterize the indoor air quality (IAQ) in the
residential environments to assess the elders' daily exposure to indoor air pollutants …

Unlocking the secrets: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and their devastating effects on lung cancer

MS Hussain, G Gupta, R Mishra, N Patel… - … -Research and Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Lung cancer (LCs) is still a serious health problem globally, with many incidences attributed
to environmental triggers such as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). VOCs are a broad …

The health significance of gas-and particle-phase terpene oxidation products: a review

AC Rohr - Environment international, 2013 - Elsevier
The reactions between terpenes and ozone (or other oxidants) produce a wide variety of
both gas-and particle-phase products. Terpenes are biogenic volatile organic compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between sources and patterns of VOCs in indoor air

C Rösch, T Kohajda, S Röder, M von Bergen… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2014 - Elsevier
People spend most of their daytime in indoor environments. Their activities influence the
composition of the indoor air by emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The increasing …

VOC sources and exposures in nail salons: a pilot study in Michigan, USA

L Zhong, S Batterman, CW Milando - International archives of occupational …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Exposures of nail salon technicians have received attention due to the potentially
toxic materials used in nail products, which include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such …

Volatile organic compounds in small-and medium-sized commercial buildings in California

X Wu, MG Apte, R Maddalena… - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
While small-and medium-sized commercial buildings (SMCBs) make up 96% of the
commercial buildings in the US, serving a large variety of uses, little information is available …

Diurnal and seasonal variation in air exchange rates and interzonal airflows measured by active and passive tracer gas in homes

G Bekö, S Gustavsen, M Frederiksen… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Outdoor air delivery to buildings is an important parameter in the assessment of pollutant
exposure indoors. Detailed and well controlled measurements of air exchange rates (AER) …

Volatile organic compound concentrations, emission rates, and source apportionment in newly-built apartments at pre-occupancy stage

SH Shin, WK Jo - Chemosphere, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the indoor concentrations of selected volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde and their indoor emission characteristics in newly …