IRVINE, California, Sept. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Indoor surfaces act as massive sponges for harmful chemicals, UC Irvine-led study shows Permeable materials in homes can retain volatile organic compounds for up to a year * Scientists injected volatile organic compounds into a test house and found large reservoirs for the potentially hazardous chemicals in porous surfaces such as wood, cement and paint. * VOCs contai  more