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    "headline": "Warm Paint Waste Releases Its Solvents Faster",
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    "body_text": "Chamber tests at 18 to 33 degrees Celsius found substantially higher short-term VOC release at warmer temperatures, with most emissions tapering after about 15 hours. The researchers derived temperature relationships for diffusion and releasable concentration that outperformed several data-hungry alternatives under limited observations. Long-term aging and hydrolysis remain outside the model.",
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      "title": "CAS via Newswise: Paint-sludge VOC model",
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