Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality

Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality
Author: Elizabeth L. Anderson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0429525249

With the recent tightening of air quality standards as mandated by the U.S. EPA, has come great pressure on regulatory bodies at all levels of government, along with the industries and groups affected by these standards, to better assess the hazards and risks that result from air pollutants. Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality carefully ties tog

Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality

Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality
Author: Elizabeth L. Anderson
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420048473

With the recent tightening of air quality standards as mandated by the U.S. EPA, has come great pressure on regulatory bodies at all levels of government, along with the industries and groups affected by these standards, to better assess the hazards and risks that result from air pollutants. Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality carefully ties tog

Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality
Author: Pasquale Avino
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2021-08-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036509461

This Special Issue aims to make a concrete technical contribution to the solution of the various problems related to indoor air pollution. In 11 papers, international scientists report the last findings in this field from different points of view including topics such as the IAQ legislation, the role of IAQ in schools, hospitals and (micro)environments in general, the performance of an olfactometer system or the impact of an indoor malodor, BTEX measures in a Fire Station, and a chemical characterization of e-cigarette (e-cig) refill liquids (e-liq). It seems appropriate to encourage the development of reference values or specific action values in order to better manage particularly problematic situations in these environments. In the absence of national references to be used for a comparison, it is possible to use those reported in the legislation of other European countries or, by ad hoc working groups or by analogy, to use other standards such as those relating to ambient air.

WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality

WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality
Author:
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2010
Genre: House & Home
ISBN:

This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e. benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), radon, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, have indoor sources, are known in respect of their hazardousness to health and are often found indoors in concentrations of health concern. The guidelines are targeted at public health professionals involved in preventing health risks of environmental exposures, as well as specialists and authorities involved in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and products. They provide a scientific basis for legally enforceable standards.

Assessment of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants

Assessment of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants
Author: Matti Jantunen
Publisher: WHO Regional Office Europe
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997
Genre: Air
ISBN: 9789289013420

Most people spend most of their time indoors, and the poor quality of the indoor environment is a strong determinant of a variety of health problems. The principal way of preventing adverse health effects is to eliminate exposure to hazardous factors. But first, standardized methods of assessing exposure are necessary to assess the risk to health and to select optimal risk management actions. This book aims to facilitate the implementation of exposure assessment methods in public health practice.

Risk Assessment in Relation to Indoor Air Quality

Risk Assessment in Relation to Indoor Air Quality
Author: Constantinos A. Balaras
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Air quality
ISBN: 9780756715106

Intended for those who need to be involved in assessing & managing risks in bldgs.; prof'l's., teachers & admin., in the fields of public health, bldg. design, & reg./insp. of bldgs., & those who need to assess & manage potential, suspected & materialized health risks related to indoor environ. Chapters: existing doc's. & reg's. in Europe; what is risk?; intro. to RA; IAQ RA framework; after RA; radon; indoor air quality & glycol ethers; health risk of indoor air fine particulate matter; environ. tobacco smoke; VOC emissions from flooring materials; 2 examples on RA of health risk in damp/mold problem bldgs.; RA of ventilation systems; allergy to house dust mites; & indoor risk ranking at nat. level.

Indoor Air Quality and Human Health

Indoor Air Quality and Human Health
Author: Isaac Turiel
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1985
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780804712552

This is a readable summary of what is known about the several threats to human health to be found in indoor air, whether in private homes, office buildings, or public places (but not in industrial plants).