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A validated polydimethylsiloxane-based workflow captures time-resolved fungal volatile profiles while addressing solvent bias ...

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are essential airborne signals or odors that enable plants to communicate with other organisms and plants across short and long distances. A key aspect of this ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemicals emitted as gases that can have adverse health effects. They are often found in paints, pharmaceuticals, and refrigerants, among other common products, ...

This page contains links to EPA's Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air. The Compendium contains a set of 17 peer reviewed, standardized methods for the ...

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Tracing volatile organic compounds is important for public safety and all 'smell' related issues. To this end, researchers introduce a fluid mechanics-based chamber design for an electronic nose that ...