| Title: | Environmental and human health impacts of volatile organic compounds: A perspective review |
| Author(s): | Zhou X; Zhou X; Wang C; Zhou H; |
| Address: | "Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China. Sinomaple Furnishing (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., 99 Fen an Dong Lu, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215200, China. Holtrop & Jansma (Qingdao) Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd., 8 Tongshun Road, High-tech District, Qingdao, Shandong, 266114, China. Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210037, China. Electronic address: hdzhou@njfu.edu.cn" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137489 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are synthetic chemicals that are broadly used in the production of numerous day-to-day products for residential and commercial-based applications. VOCs are naturally occurring in the environment; however, average annual emissions of man-made volatile organic compounds may have increased dramatically in recent decades. Although many factors were attributed to influencing volatile compounds' emission, only mankind's activities are mainly proclaimed. Since vehicle and industrial pollution are mounting for years and years, urban areas are highly prone to the impacts of VOCs. Generally, volatile compounds are highly spontaneous and readily react with the particles of ambiance and produce a polluted atmosphere through several physical and chemical reactions. Though the volatile compounds play an indispensable role in the manufacture and maintaining the stability of many products, the health impacts associated with their prolonged exposure are gaining attention as recent research reports underline the influence of a wide range of diseases and disorders. Likewise, since the modern way of life applies a lot of day-to-day chemicals, it is imperative to spread a wide knowledge and safety aspects about these chemicals so that people of a wide category can implement preventive measures according to their exposure and living style. In this context, the review article attempts to shed light on past and current updates concerning the relationship between VOCs exposure and environmental and human health impacts" |
| Keywords: | Humans *Volatile Organic Compounds/toxicity/analysis *Air Pollutants/toxicity/analysis Environmental Monitoring Atmosphere Environmental Pollution Eco-toxicity Environmental synthetic chemicals Global warming Human-toxicity VOCs; |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhou, Xihe Zhou, Xiang Wang, Chengming Zhou, Handong eng Review England 2022/12/14 Chemosphere. 2023 Feb; 313:137489. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137489. Epub 2022 Dec 10" |
