Indoor air pollution, related human diseases, and recent trends in the control and improvement of indoor air quality

VV Tran, D Park, YC Lee - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Indoor air pollution (IAP) is a serious threat to human health, causing millions of deaths each
year. A plethora of pollutants can result in IAP; therefore, it is very important to identify their …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial effects of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) in plants

J Poveda - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemical compounds whose saturation vapor
pressures are greater than 102 kPa at 25° C. Both plants and microorganisms produce …

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 …

Overview of HOMEChem: House observations of microbial and environmental chemistry

DK Farmer, ME Vance, JPD Abbatt… - … Science: Processes & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry (HOMEChem) study is a
collaborative field investigation designed to probe how everyday activities influence the …

The atmospheric chemistry of indoor environments

JPD Abbatt, C Wang - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Through air inhalation, dust ingestion and dermal exposure, the indoor environment plays
an important role in controlling human chemical exposure. Indoor emissions and chemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxins: Occurrence, biosynthesis, mechanism of action and effects, conventional/emerging detection techniques

VO Okechukwu, OA Adelusi, AP Kappo, PB Njobeh… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Aflatoxins (AFs) are toxic secondary metabolites prevalent in various food and agricultural
products, posing significant challenges to global food safety. The detection and …

Bacterial volatile compounds: functions in communication, cooperation, and competition

T Netzker, EMF Shepherdson… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Bacteria produce a multitude of volatile compounds. While the biological functions of these
deceptively simple molecules are unknown in many cases, for compounds that have been …

Volatile organic compounds in the interaction between plants and beneficial microorganisms

A Russo, S Pollastri, M Ruocco, MM Monti… - Journal of Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing population coupled with a higher demand for food is putting pressure
on agriculture. The use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers allowed us to boost …

Characterizing sources and emissions of volatile organic compounds in a northern California residence using space‐and time‐resolved measurements

Y Liu, PK Misztal, J Xiong, Y Tian, C Arata… - Indoor …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate source characteristics and emission dynamics of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) in a single‐family house in California utilizing time‐and space‐resolved …

Volatile organic compound patterns predict fungal trophic mode and lifestyle

Y Guo, W Jud, F Weikl, A Ghirardo, RR Junker… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Fungi produce a wide variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which play central roles
in the initiation and regulation of fungal interactions. Here we introduce a global overview of …