SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Pulmonary Health Effects of Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds-A Meta-Analysis.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- Volatile organic compounds in exhaled human breath for the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
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- In vitro approaches to assess respiratory toxicity from volatile organic compounds: an in-depth review.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026Review
- Room-temperature VOC detection using light-driven metal oxide heterojunctions: principles, challenges, and prospects.Nanoscale advances · 2026Review
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- Determinants of volatile organic compound exposure among children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Toxicological effects of volatile organic compounds are mediated by aggravated oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory processes in piglets.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Window typology as a determinant of indoor air quality in naturally ventilated tropical African offices.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Temporal variation in markers of immune signaling and wound repair in primary human airway epithelial cells following acute versus repeated woodsmoke condensate exposure.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026Article
- Who Actually Dies from Indoor Air Pollution? A Forensic Perspective.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exposures in Indoor Air Affecting Health.Allergy · 2026Review
- Application of a human bronchoepithelial-air-liquid interface model to assess respiratory hazard of VOCs using a benchmark concentration modeling approach.Inhalation toxicology · 2026Article
- ZnCoACS omega · 2026Article
- Review of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from desktop 3D printers and associated health implications.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Review
- Using Green Solvents for Phase Inversion of PVDF/TiOMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lung cell toxicological effects of 3D printer aerosolized filament byproducts.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Article
- Inflammatory markers partially mediate the association between volatile organic compounds exposure and hyperlipidemia: a nationally representative cross-sectional study from NHANES.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Clustering analysis of volatile organic compound biomarkers with tobacco exposure and the association with cardiovascular health outcomes in an observation study cohort.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Association between volatile organic compounds exposure and infertility risk among American women aged 18-45 years from NHANES 2013-2020.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Indoor air pollution and airway health.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are commonly found in consumer products, including furniture, sealants and paints. Thus, indoor VOCs have become a public health concern, especially in high-income countries (HICs), where people spend most of their time indoors, and indoor and outdoor air exchange is minimal due to a lack of ventilation. VOCs produce high levels of reaction with the airway epithelium and mucosa membrane and is linked with pulmonary diseases. This paper takes a stock of the literature to assess the strength of association (measured by effect size) between VOCs and pulmonary diseases with the focus on asthma and its related symptoms by conducting a meta-analysis. The literature was searched using the PubMed database. A total of 49 studies that measured VOCs or VOC types and pulmonary health outcomes were included in the analysis. The results of these studies were tabulated, and standard effect size of each study was computed. Most studies were conducted in high-income countries, including France (
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