Indoor Air: An Integrated Approach
Science, Health and Management
- 1st Edition - July 20, 1995
- Latest edition
- Authors: L. Morawska, N.D. Bofinger, M. Maroni
- Language: English
Until recently the most common approach to monitoring, health risk assessment and management of indoor air quality was to consider each atmospheric pollutant individually. There is… Read more
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Until recently the most common approach to monitoring, health risk assessment and management of indoor air quality was to consider each atmospheric pollutant individually. There is now the realisation that both the comfort and the combined health risk may depend not only on the concentrations of individual pollutants, but also on the complexity of the interactions between all the constituents in the air. In addition, any mitigation process aimed at one particular pollutant can affect other pollutants as well. Integrated management strategies should take these processes into consideration and aim at an overall upgrade of the indoor environment.
This book has a unique character and focus and includes a selection of papers presented at the International Workshop Indoor Air: An Integrated Approach covering comprehensive characterisation of indoor air, strategies for integrated health risk assessment and strategies for controlling and managing all indoor air pollutants.
For scientists, government and regulatory professionals, medical practitioners, occupational health professionals, building, construction and air-conditioning engineers, architects, environmental lawyers and consultants.
Section headings and selected papers: Foreword to the workshop (A. Theophanous). Preface: Overview of the workshop (L. Morawska). Outcomes of Working Groups and Consensus - Building Sessions. Exposure Measurement and Standards. Errors in estimating children's exposures to NO2 based on weeeklong average indoor NO2 measurements (H. Özkaynak et al.). Adsorption of volatile and semivolatile organic compounds on particle surface as indoor contaminants (I.L. Gebefuegi, A. Kettrup). The abundance of bacteria in homes in the Avon area of the UK (C.A. Hunter et al.). A new approach to indoor aerosol characterisation (W. Heidegger et al.). Radiation dose estimates for indoor airborne radioactivity (S.B. Solomon, Z. Wang). The effect of environmental tobacco smoke on radon dosimetry (J.C. Strong et al.). Comparison of the aerosol number size distribution with the activity size distribution of the radon daughters aerosol (J. Porstendörfer et al.). Health Risk and Assessment. Quantification of health effects of combined exposures: a new beginning (J.D. Miller). Links between indoor air exposures and the presence of symptoms – how well do we know them? (C.A.C. Pickering). Respiratory symptom prevalence in south Australian pre-school children: association with factors affecting indoor air quality (R.E. Volkmer et al.). Home environment and asthma - research methodology (M.H. Garrett et al.). The effect of different restoring measures in a domestic area with severe indoor climate problems (G. Stridh, K. Andersson). Building Science. Air cleaning for acceptable indoor air quality (D.S. Ensor et al.). Selection of building materials with regard to radon penetration (G. Keller). Assessment of ventilation equipment of groups of buildings by means of IAQ questionnaires (M. Columba). Asbestos inspection: increasing accuracy of inspections via management information systems (MIS) (J.K. Salvage et al.). The effect of a foil on the floor of a crawl space in relation to radon entry (C.E. Andersen et al.). Passive smoking - the engineering perspective (K.A. Collins). Public Policy and Information. Harmonisation of occupational, public health and indoor environment air quality standards (E. Emmett). The legal and regulatory implications of injury arising from inadequate indoor air quality (L. Young et al.). Risk perception and indoor air quality (A. Stratico, P. Dingle). ISIAQ Task Force I: Guidelines for Control of Moisture Problems Affecting Indoor Air Quality. Seasonal variations of microorganisms in air handling units – a three year study (L.L. Hung et al.). Building moisture investigation - back to basics in identifying microbial problems (A. Navalainen et al.). ISIAQ Task Force II: Guidelines for Conducting Indoor Air Quality Measurements. Radiative climate in stores with very high internal cooling loads - consequences to room air temperature and comfort (J. Masuch). Integrated approach to indoor air quality investigation of office buildings (K.W. Tham). Author Index. Keyword Index.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 20, 1995
- Language: English
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L. Morawska
Affiliations and expertise
School of Physics, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaNB
N.D. Bofinger
Affiliations and expertise
School of Chemistry, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaMM
M. Maroni
Affiliations and expertise
University of Milano/International Centre for Pesticide Safety, Italy