Tag Archives: volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

From flames to haze, wildfire smoke transforms as it travels, and it can harm your health in different ways

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Respro® UK Ltd

As wildfire smoke plumes travel thousands of miles, sunlight and atmospheric chemistry bleach their color, strip away their campfire aroma and add them to the mix of urban smog. Smoky skies plagued the East Coast and Midwest again in summer 2026, as … Continue reading →

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Volatile compounds from personal products drive urban ozone chemistry

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Emissions from products like deodorant and lotion played a major role in 2018 high ozone levels in New York Personal care products like deodorant and lotion contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that add fragrance or texture—and these can be emitted … Continue reading →

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Aerosols overtake cars as source of smog pollutant, research suggests

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Household aerosols – including deodorants, air fresheners and furniture polish – have overtaken cars as a source of polluting smog chemicals in the UK, research suggests. The study led to calls for people to use roll-on deodorant  and hair gel, … Continue reading →

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Size matters in air pollution – but it’s not enough

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Current regulations on air pollution mainly focus on the mass of particles of a particular size range in a sample, and this has been used as a marker for their threat to human health. But these air quality standards do … Continue reading →

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Beijing turns nose up at perfumes in war on smog

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hair gel and perfumes have become the latest targets in China’s war on smog. Scientists and researchers claim that “daily life emissions” from household items containing volatile organic compounds, including air fresheners and kitchen cleaners, are to blame for 12 … Continue reading →

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China’s ozone levels hit record high in June: Greenpeace

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Concentrations of lung-damaging ozone hit a record high in China in June, rising 11 percent from the same month last year, environment group Greenpeace said on Wednesday, citing official data. Despite China’s four-year battle against air pollution, ozone has become … Continue reading →

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Could Your Shampoo Be the New Car Exhaust?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shampoo. Air freshener. Countertop cleaner. Nearly everything in your medicine cabinet or under your kitchen sink is a source of air pollution. Regulators and scientists have known this for years, but recent studies led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Kilauea Eruptions Creating Harmful Breathing Conditions and Skin/Eye Irritation

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

On Sunday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) issued a new Kilauea volcano air quality warning about laze. But if you don’t know what laze is – or vog – you’re not a resident of Hawaii’s Big Island. Laze Appearing on … Continue reading →

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