Indoor Air Pollution
Problems and Priorities

This 1992 volume addresses the problems arising from pollutants that contaminate the indoor environment, bacteria, fungi, sources of radiation, solvents, asbestos etc.

G. B. Leslie (Author), F. W. Lunau (Author)

9780521385107, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 May 1992

344 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.63 kg

'It would make an excellent starting point for any serious student or interested lay-person on the current thinking regarding indoor air quality problems. Environmental and public health students as well as environmental health officers would certainly benefit immensely, especially at the paper-back price.' Leonard S. Levy, Indoor Environment

This 1992 volume addresses the problems arising from pollutants that all too commonly contaminate the indoor environment, including biological sources such as bacteria, fungi and moulds, common combustion products, radon and other sources of radiation, solvents used in industry and the home, asbestos and dust pollution. The aim is to provide a balanced account of the health risks associated with these major pollutants and to quantify the scale of the problem on a pollutant-by-pollutant basis. Each chapter covers exposure levels, sources of pollution and routes of uptake, health effects, control measures, and regulatory guidelines.

Preface
1. Introduction F. W. Lunau and G. B. Leslie
2. The perception of indoor air quality F. W. Lunau
3. Legionella J. B. Kurtz
4. Bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms P. Sherwood Burge
5. The oxides of nitrogen J. M. Sneddon
6. Mineral fibres R. C. Brown, J. A. Hoskins and A. Poole
7. Radon T. Lindvall
8. Formaldehyde G. R. Betton
9. Hazards from solvents, pesticides and PCBs D. E. Ray
10. Vegetable dusts and lung disease P. J. Nicholls
11. Danders, etc. from domestic and laboratory animals G. Clough
12. Environmental tobacco smoke D. F. Weetman
13. Industrial environments G. W. Crockford
14. Extremely low-frequency electro-magnetic radiation L. H. Hawkins
15. Contributions from outdoor pollutants G. W. Crockford
16. Ventilation for control of airborne pollutants P. Appleby
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental factors [MBNH2]