indoor air VOC News
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New PTR-MS application showcase - indoor air quality
Volatile Organic Compouns (VOCs) are chemicals that vaporize at room temperature and many of which are known to be harmful to our health or have a bad smell. Nearly every commercial product we use emits VOCs, some of them on purpose (e.g. air fresheners) but a lot of them unintentionally (e.g. furniture like carpets or paints). Learn more about indoor air quality and VOCs at the US EPA's ...
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Are VOC Limits for Paints in Southern California on the Way Down?
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban regions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The AQMD’s Rule 1113 covers architectural coatings that include paints and varnishes. Rule 1113 was amended last month with some of the strictest VOC regulations in the country. According to the ...
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Greentech startup engineering advanced filter technology
At the recent Filtration 2012 held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, Innovative Labs, a greentech startup out of Petaluma, CA, presented a unique NASA tested air filtration process used in HVAC and residential stand-alone applications. This technology uses manganese oxide and titanium dioxide to destroy VOC's from indoor air environments. According to the EPA indoor air ...
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Assessing VOC Exposures in New Construction or Recently Renovated Buildings in Puerto Rico
It’s quite common for a person to walk into a newly constructed or recently renovated home or office and comment about the “new” smell. While this “new” smell is pleasant to some, and may invoke feelings of a clean and fresh indoor environment, usually it actually means the person is being exposed to high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These strong ...
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