(1) Background: There is increasing awareness that the quality of the indoor environment
affects our health and well-being. Indoor air quality (IAQ) in particular has an impact on …

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 …

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

This paper summarizes recent data on the occurrence of major organic compounds
(benzene, toluene, xylenes, styrene, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, naphthalene, limonene, α …

The wide use of hazardous formaldehyde (CH 2 O) in disinfections, adhesives and wood-
based furniture leads to undesirable emissions to indoor environments. This is highly …

Over the past three decades, China has experienced rapid urbanization. The risks to its
urban population posed by inhalation exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) have not …

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 …

Formaldehyde is an economically important chemical, to which more than 2 million US
workers are occupationally exposed. Substantially more people are exposed to …

Formaldehyde has been discussed as a typical indoor pollutant for decades. Legal
requirements and ever‐lower limits for formaldehyde in indoor air have led to a continual …

A number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been identified and used in
preliminary clinical studies of the early diagnosis of lung cancer. The aim of this study was to …