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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A new study published by the University of Colorado Boulder determined that pollutants in Denver's Elyria-Swansea neighborhood and Commerce City come from multiple sources.The research project began in the summer of 2022. Members of the research team acquired a piece of equipment that measures trace gases in the atmosphere. The instrument was driven through the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood and Commerce City multiple times and recorded volatile organic compounds .
' The team also found a surprising source of pollutants. 'We saw high concentrations of certain VOCs around a woodshop to the north,' Rutherford said. Near the woodshop, the equipment recorded concentrations of toluene, a clear, colorless liquid that is often used in a mixture with other solvents and chemicals, such as paint pigments, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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