Sick Building Syndrome: Sources, Health Effects, Mitigation

This book summarizes information about indoor air quality and ventilation in both new and existing commercial buildings. The quality of indoor air is dependent on the complex interaction between sources of indoor pollutants, environmental factors within buildings such as temperature and humidity, the removal of air pollutants by air cleaning devices, and the removal and dilution of pollutants from inside air by ventilation. The book addresses specific pollutants in the second section.

Part I: Sources, Mitigation
Introduction
Pollutant Characterization
Ventilation
Mitigation
Energy Conservation Measures and Indoor Air-Quality Implications
References
Part II: Health Effects
Introduction
Indoor Air Quality
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Chlorofluorocarbons
Implications of Risk Assessment in Indoor Air
References
Part III: Suggested Methods of Analysis for Indoor Air Environmental Carcinogens
Introduction
Radon
Asbestos
Organic Compounds
Inorganic Species
Particles
Nonionizing Radiation
Other Approaches to Assessing Exposure
References