<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":5961,"date":"2024-04-03T06:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5961"},"modified":"2024-04-03T06:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:27:40","slug":"do-televisions-and-computer-screens-emit-tvocs-or-vocs","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/do-televisions-and-computer-screens-emit-tvocs-or-vocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Televisions And Computer Screens Emit TVOCs or VOCs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/air-quality-information\/'>Air Quality Information<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/do-televisions-and-computer-screens-emit-tvocs-or-vocs\/'>Do Televisions And Computer Screens Emit TVOCs or VOCs?<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>There is some evidence which suggests that LCD (liquid crystal display) screens such as TVs, laptops and computer monitors can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers at the University of Toronto\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8201953\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tested<\/a>\u00a0a range of LCD screens including a computer monitor, TV and laptop, and found that more than 30 VOCs were emitted from the screens.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, humidity was also shown to influence the amount of VOCs released by the screens, increasing by up to nine times as humidity went from 23 to 58%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LCD-type televisions and computer screens may be a source of VOCs in your home or office. If you are concerned about their impact, you could try monitoring your air for VOCs using an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/product-category\/air-quality-monitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">air quality monitor<\/a>&nbsp;or filtering your air using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-carbon-filter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carbon filters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5961' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>6<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>1<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Air Quality Information &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Do Televisions And Computer Screens Emit TVOCs or VOCs? There is some evidence which suggests that LCD (liquid crystal display) screens such as TVs, laptops and computer monitors can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs). 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