A brief review of the uses of breath analysis in studies of environmental exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is provided. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's large-scale Total Exposure Assessment Methodology Studies have measured concentrations of 32 target VOCs in the exhaled breath of about 800 residents of various U.S. cities. Since the previous 12-hr integrated personal ai...

Impact of climate variability and land use changes on global biogenic volatile organic compound emissions J. Lathière, D. A. Hauglustaine, A. Friend, N. De Noblet-Ducoudré, N. Viovy, and G. Folberth Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), Gif-sur-Yvette, France School of Earth and Ocean Sciences (SEOS), University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Received: 19 July 2005 – A...

Regioregular polythiophene-based conductive copolymers with highly crystalline nanostructures are shown to hold considerable promise as the active layer in volatile organic compound (VOC) chemresistor sensors. While the regioregular polythiophene polymer chain provides a charge conduction path, its chemical sensing selectivity and sensitivity can be altered either by incorporating a second poly...

Growing fruit trees on the slopes of rolling hills in South China was causing serious environmental problems because of heavy application of chemical fertilizers and soil erosion. Suitable sources of fertilizers and proper rates of applications were of key importance to both crop yields and environmental protection. In this article, the impact of four fertilizers, i.e., inorganic compound ferti...

The organic solvent extraction of Armillaria mellea showed different highly intrinsic fluorescent compounds either in rhizomorph or in hyphae (F , F , F , MF , MF and MF ). The characterization of ultraviolet and fluoro-spectrophotometry of these compounds has been exhibited. Thin layer chromatography and fluorescent spectrum of hyphae and rhizomorph indicated an additional compound (FH) ...