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Here, three separate models including; human HEK-293t cells, isolated primary rat glial cells, and <jats:italic>Drosophila<\/jats:italic> fruit flies (wild type and a mutant of the Parkinson\u2019s associated gene, <jats:italic>DJ-1\u03b2<\/jats:italic>) were grown for an extended period and levels of the VOC chloroform investigated using custom static headspace sampling chambers. Samples were analysed using targeted gas chromatography mass spectroscopy with selected ion monitoring mode, measuring chloroform at masses 83\/85. Chloroform levels were shown to dramatically increase in all models over time. HEK-293t cells revealed a 60-fold increase after 10 weeks, glial cells revealed a 10-fold increase after 3\u20134 weeks and <jats:italic>DJ-1\u03b2<\/jats:italic> mutant flies revealed significant increases compared to control flies at 4 weeks. These results, taken together, suggest that chloroform release is related to ageing in these models and may provide a target for neurodegenerative studies. We present here the first evidence of chloroform being actively produced by human and rat cells and the first observation of volatile metabolisms in <jats:italic>Drosophila<\/jats:italic>. 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