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Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphere

  • Written by Jenny Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong
We need to measure the volatile compounds that waft off the products in our homes and offices.

Picture the causes of air pollution in a major city and you are likely to visualise pollutants spewing out of cars, trucks and buses.

For some types of air pollutants, however, transportation is only half as important as the chemicals in everyday consumer...

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