off-gassing
noun
off-gas·sing
ˈȯf-ˌga-siŋ 
: the emission of especially noxious gases (as from a building material)
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When Alpert was researching mattresses made with organic materials (and ideally, no off-gassing) for her 12-year-old son, she was immediately impressed by the accolades for Awara’s Classic Hybrid Mattress.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Chief Jaime Moore said that an ammonia line inside the facility was compromised, which caused off-gassing.
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Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
18 June 2026
Water vapor would then have flooded the Venusian atmosphere, potentially causing intensive global warming; this warming might have been exacerbated further by volcanoes off-gassing carbon dioxide.
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Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Chief Jaime Moore said that an ammonia line inside the facility was compromised, which caused off-gassing.
—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
18 June 2026
Water vapor would then have flooded the Venusian atmosphere, potentially causing intensive global warming; this warming might have been exacerbated further by volcanoes off-gassing carbon dioxide.
—
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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