plural off-gases also off-gasses
: a gas that is produced as a by-product of an industrial process or that is given off by a manufactured object or material
Refinery off-gases from fluid catalytic cracking could be a source of ethylene.—
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off-gassed; off-gassing
: to give off a typically harmful gas
In addition, OSHA intends to amend the hazard communication provisions of the standard to require hazard warning labels for solid materials capable of off-gassing formaldehyde at levels between 0.1 ppm and 0.5 ppm …—Chemical & Engineering News
Chemical & Engineering News… there have been environmental concerns about the phenol formaldehyde binders used in most engineered-wood products, which can off-gas.—Max Alexander
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Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
Carpets that contain those PFAS, either in the fibers themselves or in the treatments, can off-gas those PFAS as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Indoor plastics, furniture, paint, and flooring off-gas noxious fumes too.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Boxed mattresses also usually need at least a few days to expand and fully air out (or off-gas) so hold off on dumping your old one.
—Kells McPhillips, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Some fabrics, carpets and other textiles can off-gas for months or years, putting the household that chose it – and future buyers of that home – at risk.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
As the cabin overheated, food would begin to spoil, photographic film would be damaged, and materials would begin to break down and off-gas, making the air unbreathable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
Fabrics can also off-gas, which is the occurrence of chemicals used to manufacture the material leaching into the air.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Do memory foam pillows off-gas?
—Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
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New furniture right out of the box has been shown to off-gas more than pieces that have been sitting out of their packaging for a while.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
Carpets that contain those PFAS, either in the fibers themselves or in the treatments, can off-gas those PFAS as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
Indoor plastics, furniture, paint, and flooring off-gas noxious fumes too.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
Boxed mattresses also usually need at least a few days to expand and fully air out (or off-gas) so hold off on dumping your old one.
—Kells McPhillips, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Some fabrics, carpets and other textiles can off-gas for months or years, putting the household that chose it – and future buyers of that home – at risk.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
As the cabin overheated, food would begin to spoil, photographic film would be damaged, and materials would begin to break down and off-gas, making the air unbreathable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
Fabrics can also off-gas, which is the occurrence of chemicals used to manufacture the material leaching into the air.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Do memory foam pillows off-gas?
—Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
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