Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk Toward Healthier Environment for All

ISBN-13: 9789813291843 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 333 str.

Reiko Kishi; Dan Norb?ck; Atsuko Araki

Spis treści

Part-1: Epidemiological studies on indoor air quality and health

1. Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality on Human Health toward Achievement of the SDGs

2. Homes-1 Sick Building/House Syndrome

3. Homes-2 Associations with Home Environment for Asthma, Rhinitis and Dermatitis

4. Offices

5. The indoor environment in schools, kindergartens and day care centres

6. In-vehicle exposures at transportation and the health concerns

Part-2: Factors determing Indoor Air Qualities and their health impacts

7. Aldehydes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and health

8. Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): Phthalates and phosphorous frame retardants and health risks

9. Microbial agents in the indoor environment- associations with health

10. Dampness, indoor mould and health

11. Particles Matter, Nitrogen dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide

12. Combustion and Cookstoves

13. Indoor thermal environment and cardiovascular diseases

Part-3: Provision for improving indoor environment quality

14. Housing performance and equipment for healthy indoor environment

15. Sick building syndrome (SBS), personality, psychosocial factors and treatment

16. Guidelines and Regulations for Indoor Environmental Quality

17. Future directions of research on indoor environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) and health

O autorze

Reiko Kishi

Hokkaido University, Center for Environmental and Health Sciences, 

Dan Norback

Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Atsuko Araki

Hokkaido University, Center for Environmental and Health Sciences,

Blurb

This volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. 

Written by pioneering researchers, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians.