According to a study published in Journal of Chromatography A, using fast gas chromatography proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (FastGC-PTR-MS) technology, a research team led by Prof. Sheng Chengyin and Associate Prof. Zou Xue from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has detected butanol in latex paint, an organic solvent whose isomers, tert-butanol, is toxic and potentially harmful to human body.