Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are indoor gases emitted from solids or liquids. They are of concern to air quality specialists because many of them have serious short- and long-term adverse health effects. Learn more.
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A Mississippi man was awarded $322 million last week in what his lawyers claim is the largest asbestos settlement ever for a single plaintiff. The case brings asbestos back into the indoor air quality spotlight.
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With rising fuel prices, there may in fact be significant savings by heating with wood. And a new generation of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves are more efficient and less polluting than before.
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Jet engine exhaust, through a chemical reaction catalyzed by sunlight, is transformed into ultrafine particle pollution at a rate much higher than previously thought, according to a new study.
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