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SUBMITTER: Cipolla M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5486295 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cipolla Massimo M Izzotti Alberto A Ansaldi Filippo F Durando Paolo P Piccardo Maria Teresa MT
International journal of environmental research and public health 20170607 6
The impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on indoor air quality and on human health is widely recognized. However, VOC contamination in hospital indoor air is rarely studied and chemical compounds that singularly do not show high toxicity are not submitted to any regulation. This study aimed to compare VOC contamination in two different anatomical pathology wards in the same hospital. Hydrocarbons, alcohols, and terpenes were sampled by passive diffusive samplers. Analytical tests were per ...[more]