Terpenes are volatile organic compounds that are responsible for, among other things, the typical scents of plants, resins or ...

Nusrat Jung, a Purdue assistant professor of civil engineering, reviews data showing the chemicals emitted into the air from using a hair styling tool. The average morning routine for many Americans ...

When plants face stress, they activate a signaling cascade involving multiple molecules like hydrogen peroxide and plant hormones such as salicylic acid, leading to resistance or stress adaptation. It ...

A DNA-based sensing material developed by CogniScent (North Grafton, MA) is “unstuffing” the company's electronic “nose” technology, letting it sniff and rapidly identify a far greater number of ...

PROVIDENCE — A classroom in a Providence high school built on the site of a former silver factory has been closed after testing positive for higher-than-acceptable levels of a volatile chemical ...

ECTOR COUNTY, TX (KWES) - Environmental Protection Agency officials released more information about chemicals detected at an abandoned oil drum operation at Marco Avenue and Market Street. Thousands ...