Currently, there is no standard set for VOCs, but studies have found that levels of several organics average 2 to 5 times higher indoors than outdoors. If something smells, there's a good chance it's ...

Similar to human pheromones, all plants emit signaling chemicals. The chemicals, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are ubiquitous. The smell of freshly cut grass is caused by a VOC. Ever ...

So-called indirect greenhouse gases, including carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, aren’t covered by climate ...

A research team led by Prof. Chu Yannan at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a new way to detect cancer early—by analyzing the invisible chemical ...

Regulatory expectations under EC 1935/2004 require attention to migrants from food-contact materials, yet “bio-based” ...

A recent article explained the role of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) in the analytics laboratory. The current article focuses on reviewing the technology used for preparing volatile ...

Plant volatile organic compounds are elusive and influential chemicals that are an essential part of how plants react with their environment and that also affect Earth's climate globally. A new review ...