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Book SynopsisContributors including epidemiologists, clinicians, risk assessors, experts in air monitoring, microbiologists, and engineers discuss methodologies used in measuring exposures to pollution, strategies for improving indoor air quality, and other issues. They also assess the health effects of specific
Trade ReviewHarmful of toxic substances enter the body through the air we breathe, through food or water ingested, or through the skin. This book by two prominent epidemiologists explores the relationship between air pollution and health. The book is well documented and well illustrated and provides a wealth of useful information including epidemiologic results and standards or requirements that influence air quality-both indoor and out. the 17 edited contributions are divided into discussions of (1) sources, (2) health effects, and (3) control and legal aspects. Each chapter is a detailed but readable review, of excellent quality and reliability. Particularly strong are the chapters on indoor air pollution, nitrogen dioxide, wood smoke, formaldehyde, and radon. Worldwide in coverage, this volume successfully provides a review for policy makers, engineers, lawyers, and health professionals, and for students in these disciplines, undergraduate and graduate. M.Gochfeld, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Ackowledgments
Chapter 1. A Perspective on Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution
Part I. Sources, Concentrations, and Exposure
Chapter 2. Sources and Concentrations of Indoor Air Pollution
Chapter 3. Building Dynamics and INdoor Air Quality
Chapter 4. Assessment of Indoor Air Quality
Chapter 5. Personal Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution
Part II. Health Efects
Chapter 6. Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Chapter 7. Nitrogen Dioxide
Chapter 8. Carbon Monoxide
Chapter 9. Wood Smoke
Chapter 10. Formaldehyde
Chapter 11. Volatile Organic Compounds
Chapter 12. Indoor Air Pollution and Infectious Diseases
Chapter 13. Biological Agents and Allergic Diseases
Chapter 14. Building-related Illnesses
Chapter 15. Radon
Part III. Control and Legal Aspects
Chapter 16. COntrol Strategies
Chapter 17. Legal Aspects of Indoor Air Pollution
Index
