Dependable information from the Chemical Enquiries Help Desk in 48 hours.  Each month library staff look at one of the many enquiries received and highlight selected resources, including the Virtual Library, that provide relevant answers.    

The enquiry this month 

• A request for information on VOCs (volatile organic compounds) in indoor environments and how to monitor them                       

Simple word searches of the resources of the Virtual Library retrieved detailed information from the full text e-content:

Knovel  - e-books

Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere  the  chapter - Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Air included tables of indoor air concentrations of VOCs and specific sources of them such as carpet adhesive. 

Referex - e-books

Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control  the  chapter - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Control  gives important detailed advice including diagnosis, control and quantification methods.

Springer - e-journals

Comparison of two solid-phase microextraction methods for the quantitative analysis of VOCs in indoor air 
Journal Chromatographia

A microscale device for measuring emissions from materials for indoor use
Journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Environment Index through EBSCO - bibliographic abstracts database with selected full-text access for nearly 3,000 magazines

The influence of indoor air on personal exposure to volatile organic compounds and its risk estimation 
Journal of Risk Research

Choosing the Right Technology for Clean Indoor Air 
Occupational Hazards

As part of the services of the Chemical Enquiries Help Desk we can supplement the information above with references retrieved from Chemical Abstracts, Scopus, Web of Science.

Members can carry out their own high quality research from the Virtual Library simply by logging in to a resource with their membership number and password.