INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTS

variety of sources including engineers, scientists, other experts in air conditioning or environmental control. To ensure health and comfort in the workplace, employers should: seek advice and guidance on environmental design, control and maintenance assess and mon[r]

became necessary to construct shelters and use fireinside them for cooking, warmth and light. Fire led toexposure to high levels of pollution, as evidenced bythe soot found in prehistoric caves (1). Approximatelyhalf the world’s population and up to 90% of ruralhouseholds in dev[r]

Department of Prevention and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, K umamoto University, 1–1–1 Honjo, Ku-mamoto 860–8556, Japan,dDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medi cal Sciences, Kyushu University, 3–1–1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812–8582, J apan,eFaculty of Regiona[r]

Corresponding author: Daniel Mueller – da.mueller@med.uni-frankfurt.de Abstract Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major contributor to indoor air pollution. Since decades it is well documented that ETS can be harmful to human health and causes premature death and di[r]

information that was already available worldwide. Therefore they carriedout a systematic review. A systematic review involves setting out theresearch question that is being asked and then developing a searchstrategy to find all the meaningful evidence relating to the particularquestion under[r]

and participation and can cause disruption to learning throughrepeated trips from the classroom to the school nurse to accessmedication (up to four times a day for some children.) Many schooldistricts do not have absentee data isolating asthma as a reason,but many can identify individu[r]

Indoor Air Pollution: An OverviewIndoor Air Pollution: An Overviewpage 2We’ve all heard the warnings about the risks of indoor air pollution on health, comfort, learning, and productivity, especially to children and those in sensitive populations grou[r]

6 RESONANCE  January 2004GENERAL  ARTICLEN Pon Saravanan isworking as a SeniorTechnical Assistant inHigh Energy MaterialsResearch Laboratory,Pune, which is one of thepioneering researchinstitutions underDefence Research andDevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO)engaged in Research andDevelopment of highene[r]

2. What are the main factors in indoor air quality?Pets and pests aresources of allergensCredit: Katya FoldvaryoveCertain chemicals from household products and home appliancesare known to irritate the eyes, nose and throat. However, for manychemicals present[r]

động, cán bộ, nhân viên đang làm việc đã chịu ảnh hưởng trực tiếp từ những yếu tố ônhiễm tồn tại trong không khí trong nhà. Theo nghiên cứu của WHO thì các chất ô nhiễmthông thường có thể tìm thấy trong văn phòng bao gồm rất nhiều loại. Tuy nhiên, điển hìnhlà các hợp chất PAHs với rất nhiều nguồn ph[r]

preferences, Theory and practice of the contingent valuation method in the US, EU and Developing Countries. New York, Oxford University Press pp. 585-612 Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution 124 CAFÉ (2005) Commission Staff Working Paper, Annex to: The Communication[r]

Meklin, T.; Husman, T.; Vepsäläinen, T.; Vahteristo, M. Koivisto, J.; Halla-Aho, J.; Hyvärinen, A.; Moschandreas, D. & Nevalainen, A. (2002). Indoor Air. 12; 175-183. Mendell, M. (1993). Non-specific symptoms in office workers: A review and summary of epidemiologic liter[r]

supply location on the performance of DV. It was found that locating the airsupply near the center of the room would provide a more uniform thermalcondition in the modeled office. It was also found that it is possible to use 100%fresh air without extra energy consumption for DV systems in Hon[r]

healthy schoolslessons for a clean educational environmentwww.epa.gov/schoolsIntroductionMore than 53 million children and 6 million adults in the United States spend their days in our elementary and secondary schools. Reducing envi-ronmental risks inside these buildings is critical to[r]

Contents Preface VII Part 1 Outdoor Air Quality 1 Chapter 1 Air Polluted Environment and Health Effects 3 Michael Theophanides, Jane Anastassopoulou and Theophile Theophanides Chapter 2 Development and Evaluation of a Dispersion Model to Predict Downwind Co[r]

Housekeeping and cleaning are made easier and less expensive. Thus,good IAQ is economically advantageous, and it improves the moraleof the people who work and live in the building.21.4 Sources of Poor Air QualityAir contaminants of importance in commercial building[r]

3 AMBIENT AIR ACCENTplus Atmospheric Composition Change – The European Network of Excellence http://www.accent-network.org Air4EU Air Quality Assessment for Europe: From Local to Continental Scale (2004-2006) http://www.air4eu.nl AIRALLERG Effects of Outdoor [r]

Building certificationDefinition• A scheme to assess and disclose the environmentalperformance of buildingsAnnualenergyconsumptionEfficiency ofequipmentAccess topublictransportCriteriaBuildingorientationIndoor airqualityHow it worksThe performance

Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the PacificFACT SHEETBuilding certificationKey points•Building certification communicates the advanced environmental performances of buildings, such asenergy efficiency and water consumption.•Building certification helps consumers make infor[r]

3.0 Purpose of the API and AQI 3.1 Purpose of the API The API is the basis of an Air Pollution Alert System designed to protect human health. This system provides a means for controlling emissions of sulphur dioxide and suspended particulate matter from stationary sources of pol[r]