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Indoor Air and Human Health, 2nd Edition

Title: Indoor Air and Human Health, 2nd Edition
Author: Richard B Gammage
ISBN: 1566701449 / 9781566701440
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 384
Publisher: Lewis
Year: 1996
Availability: In Stock

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How does the way in which we heat, cool, insulate, furnish, and ventilate our buildings affect our health? What is the association between physical and chemical conditions of indoor air and human health? This new book presents the latest breakthroughs in applied research in the areas of chemical sensitivity, allergies, bioaerosols, neurotoxicity, and carcinogenic effects of radon and tobacco smoke. Anyone involved in public health, including epidemiologists, health regulators, public health scientists, microbiologists, radiologists, organic chemists, environmental scientists, neurotoxicologists, and industrial hygienists, will find the information in Indoor Air and Human Health both practical and interesting.

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Includes Coverage of :

• Chemical Sensitivity
• Behavioral Effects
• Upper Airway Irritants
• Allergic Reactions and Infections
• Bioaerosols
• Human and Animal Models
• Risk Assessment

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Preface
The Editors
Acknowledgment
Contributors
Introduction

Part 1 : Sensory Sensitivity
Overview : Odors and Irritation in Indoor Pollution
Chapter 1 : The Neurobiology of Olfaction
Chapter 2 : Physicochemical Determinants and Functional Properties of the Senses of Irritation and Smell
Chapter 3 : The Potency of Gases and Vapors : QSARs – Anesthesia, Sensory Irritation, and Odor
Chapter 4 : Electrophysiological Indices of Human Chemosensory Functioning
Chapter 5 : Human Responses to Ambient Olfactory Stimuli

Part 2 : Allergy and Respiratory
Overview : Indoor Air and Human Health Revisited
Chapter 6 : Controlling Aspergillosis and Legionella in Hospitals
Chapter 7 : Exposure Risk and Prevention of Aerial Transmission of Tuberculosis in Health Care Settings
Chapter 8 : Indoor Air Pollution : Understanding the Mechanisms of the Effects
Chapter 9 : The Effect of Ozone on House Dust Mite Allergen-Induced Nasal Inflammation in Asthmatics
Chapter 10 : Health Effects of Biological Contaminants
Chapter 11 : Bacterial Endotoxins : A Review of Health Effects and Potential Impact in the Indoor Environment
Chapter 12 : Estimation of Allergen Concentration in Indoor Environments : Prediction of Health-Related Effects
Chapter 13 : Building-Related Hypersensitivity Diseases : Sentinel Event Management and Evaluation of Building Occupants

Part 3 : Neurotoxicity
Overview : Neurotoxicity of Indoor Air Pollutants : What to Measure and How to Measure It
Chapter 14 : Studying the Neurotoxicity of Indoor Air with Nonhuman Species : Issues in Experimental Design and Interpretation
Chapter 15 : Effects of Irritants on Human Task Performance and Vigilance
Chapter 16 : Conditioned Immune Alterations in Animal Models
Chapter 17 : Mechanisms of Stressor-Induced Immune Alteration in Humans

Part 4 : Cancer
Overview : Lung Cancer
Chapter 18 : Assessing Carcinogenic Risks Associated with Indoor Air Pollutants
Chapter 19 : Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer : Environmental Smoke Screen?
Chapter 20 : Radon and Lung Cancer Revisited
Chapter 21 : Asbestos Exposures of Building Occupants and Workers

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