Month: March 2019

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) belong to a very heteroge-neous group of chemicals characterized by their relatively highvapor pressures. Exposure to these compounds can bring abouta variety of adverse health effects, including asthma, headaches,mucosal symptoms (Steinemann, 2008) and, in some cases(e.g. benzene), an increased risk of cancer (Ott et al., 1978; Lyngeet al., 1997). In Europe,…