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Materials Used for the Production of Upholstered Furniture Like Source of Odors in Interior

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2014
This paper investigates the problematic of VOC emissions and their assessment by olfactory methods. The main goal of this contribution is determine the odors emitted by upholstery fabrics used for upholstered furniture.
Petr Čech, Daniela Tesařová
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Sniffin’ Sticks and Olfactometer-Based Odor Thresholds for n-Butanol: Correspondence and Validity for Indoor Air Scenarios

Atmosphere, 2020
Threshold assessments for the reference odorant n-butanol are an integral part of various research, clinical, and environmental sensory testing procedures.
Marlene Pacharra, Stefan Kleinbeck, Michael Schäper, Christine I. Hucke, Christoph van Thriel   +4 more
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Postinfectious Olfactory Complaints: A Follow-up Study

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction Acute upper respiratory infection (AURI) is the most common cause of postinfectious olfactory dysfunction (PIOD). Objective We investigated the prevalence of PIOD in a large group of patients reporting persistent smell impairment ...
Giulio Cesare Passali, Desiderio Passali, Giorgio Ciprandi   +2 more
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Determination of Various Drying Methods’ Impact on Odour Quality of True Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) Flowers

Molecules, 2019
True lavender flowers (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is a critical source of essential oils and a flavouring agent used in numerous industries like foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Jacek Łyczko, Klaudiusz Jałoszyński, Mariusz Surma, José Miguel García-Garví, Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina, Antoni Szumny   +5 more
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Research into smell emitted by containers for public waste / Konteineriuose surenkamų buitinių atliekų skleidžiamo kvapo tyrimai

Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2012
Waste is generally accepted as any materials and objects that a holder discards, wants to discard or is required to be discarded. The article deals with the smell of prefabricated containers for household waste produced under normal domestic activities ...
Tadas Lukauskas, Eglė Zuokaitė
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Materials Contamination and Indoor Air Pollution Caused by Tar Products and Fungicidal Impregnations: Intervention Research in 2014–2019

Sensors, 2020
Construction materials containing tar products are a source of indoor air pollution in buildings. This particularly concerns old buildings, in which wooden structures were impregnated with tar compositions (creosote oil and Xylamite oil containing tar ...
Mateusz Kozicki, Adam Niesłochowski
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Evaluation of Abatement Technologies for Pig Houses by Dynamic Olfactometry and On-site Mass Spectrometry

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2014
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of abatement technologies for pig houses on odour based on 1) on-site measurements of dynamic olfactometry and chemical odorants and 2) dynamic olfactometry with storage of air samples in sampling ...
M. Hansen, K. Jonassen, A. Feilberg
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Experimenting with Odour Proficiency Tests Implementation Using Synthetic Bench Loops

Atmosphere, 2021
Uncertainty in the quantification of odour measurements is a difficult (but needed) task. Critical aspects include panel selection (required by dynamic olfactometry), sampling, and stability of the samples.
Domenico Cipriano, Amedeo M. Cefalì, Marco Allegrini   +2 more
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Electroantennographic and Behavioural Responses of European Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi, to the Volatile Organic Compounds from Sour Cherry, Prunus cerasus, Fruit

Insects, 2022
European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae), is the most important pest of sweet and sour cherry fruit. This fly is difficult to control by insecticide application since most of the conventional insecticides used have been banned ...
Vincas Būda, Sandra Radžiutė, Violeta Apšegaitė, Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė, Rasa Čepulytė, Gabrielė Bumbulytė, Raimondas Mozūraitis   +6 more
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Comprehensive elucidation of volatile, phenolic, and organic acid profiles in Turkish mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) petal herbal tea: impact of diverse brewing conditions

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Mallow (Malva sylvestris L.) petals are traditionally consumed as herbal tea across the Mediterranean for their soothing and anti‐inflammatory properties; however, scientific characterization of this consumption‐relevant matrix under realistic brewing conditions remains scarce.
Armin Amanpour, Ali Tekin, Ali Adnan Hayaloglu   +2 more
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