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  2. Household chemicals - Wikipedia

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    [2] [8] [9] VOCs tend to evaporate and then to be inhaled into the lungs or adsorbed by dust, which can also be inhaled. [2] Aerosolized (spray) cleaning products are important risk factors and may aggravate symptoms of adult asthma, [9] respiratory irritation, [2] childhood asthma, wheeze, bronchitis, and allergy. [8]

  3. Air pollution - Wikipedia

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    Paint and solvents give off volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as they dry. Lead paint can degenerate into dust and be inhaled. [120] [121] Intentional air pollution is introduced with the use of air fresheners, incense, and other scented items. Controlled wood fires in cook stoves and fireplaces can add significant amounts of harmful smoke ...

  4. Volatile organic compound - Wikipedia

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    The VOC Solvents Emissions Directive was the main policy instrument for the reduction of industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the European Union. It covers a wide range of solvent-using activities, e.g. printing, surface cleaning, vehicle coating, dry cleaning and manufacture of footwear and pharmaceutical products.

  5. Should you throw out your black plastic cooking utensils? - AOL

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    The study notes that the reference dose for decaBDE is 7,000 nanograms per kilogram of body weight a day; the reference dose for a 60-kilogram (132-pound) adult, it calculated, would be 42,000 ...

  6. Norovirus cases are surging. A doctor explains what to look for

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    The number of norovirus cases is increasing across the US, but there are ways to reduce your chances of infection and stave off dehydration and other symptoms. Norovirus cases are surging. A ...

  7. Odor - Wikipedia

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    Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) may have higher concentrations in confined indoor environments, due to restricted infiltration of fresh air, as compared to the outdoor environment, leading to greater potential for toxic health exposures from a variety of chemical compounds. Health effects of odor are traced to the sensation of an odor or the ...

  8. 4 Things Doctors Recommend to Get Over the Stomach Bug Fast - AOL

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    Cases of norovirus, a.k.a. the stomach bug, are surging in the U.S. right now. There is no specific medication to treat norovirus. Doctors share tips for feeling better, sooner. The U.S. is seeing ...

  9. Smell as evidence of disease - Wikipedia

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    It is still employed with a focus on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in body odor. [2] VOCs are carbon-based molecular groups having a low molecular weight, secreted during cells' metabolic processes. [3] Their profiles may be altered by diseases such as cancer, metabolic disorders, genetic disorders, infections, and among others.