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Advances in the Toxicity of Construction and Building Materials

An essential guide on the potential toxic effects of building materials on human health that also covers how to minimize these effects

F Pacheco Torgal (Edited by), Joseph O. Falkinham (Edited by), Jerzy Galaj (Edited by)

9780128245330

Paperback, published 8 March 2022

346 pages, 264 illustrations (24 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 1 kg

Approx.334 pages

Part I: Indoor Air Contaminants from Building Materials 1. Toxicity of formaldehyde, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and phthalates in engineered wood 2. Chemical emissions reduced in houses with eco-labelled building materials 3. A method for early detection and identification of fungal contamination of building materials 4. Natural materials associated microbiome toxicity

Part II: Fire Toxicity of Building Materials 5. Fire behaviour of modern façade materials 6. Fire safety challenges of external foam plastic insulated buildings 7. Toxic gas emissions from plywood fires 8. Impact of apartment tightness on the concentrations of toxic gases emitted during a fire 9. Investigation on the fire hazard of hybrid polymer materials based on the test of smoke toxicity 10. Estimating toxic harmfulness of combustion products on building materials

Part III: Radioactive Building Materials 1. Evaluation of radioactivity from commercial construction materials and its radon exhalation implications on residents 12. Radioactivity of phosphogypsum based bricks 13. Coal bottom ash natural radioactivity in building materials 14. Radioactivity of Malaysia’s building materials containing NORM and potential radiological risks 15. Radioactivity of ceramic tiles used in some Saudi Arabian buildings 16. Radioactivity of construction and demolition waste

Part IV: Toxicity of Plastics, Metals, Asbestos, Nanoparticles and of Construction Wastes Reuse 17. Toxicity of plastic materials 18. Toxicity of metal-based materials 19. Toxicity of asbestos in buildings 20. Potential risks posed by the use of nano-enabled construction products 21. Nanoparticles from construction wastes 22. Toxicity of concrete containing hazardous wastes 23. Immobilization of toxic was in geopolymers 24. Risk management of hazardous substances in a circular economy  

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]

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