Title: Aerobiological Engineering Handbook Author: Wladyslaw Jan Kowalski ISBN: 0071402454 / 9780071402453 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 900 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2006 Availability: Out of Stock
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The data and methodologies needed to eliminate building air quality problems due to microbial hazards. The most comprehensive guide available on the subject, Aerobiological Engineering Handbook encompasses everything needed to design and build systems that control airborne pathogens and reduce respiratory hazards in indoor environments. Packed with over 500 topic-clarifying schematics, diagrams, tables, and charts, this hands-on guide will help readers tackle the most difficult airborne problems and build superior ventilation systems or remediate existing ones in commercial, residential, and governmental buildings; healthcare facilities; stadiums and malls; schools; laboratories; aircraft; and animal facilities.
Examines sick building syndrome and building-related illness resulting from known, suspected, and emerging pathogens and allergens. Includes complete databases for airborne and animal pathogens and bio-weapons to help you quickly identify infection risks. Fully describes the technologies for controlling airborne hazards: ventilation systems; filtration; ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGT); carbon adsorption; photocatalytic oxidation (PCO); airborne ozone disinfection; ionization; pulsed light and pulsed electric fields; ultrasonication; and more. Explains detection and monitoring methods for air sampling.
Puts at your fingertips specific design data and tools including methods for sizing filters, UV systems, and other air cleaning technologies. Offers detailed information on avoiding and remediating mold and microbial growth problems and managing odors and gases. Provides methods and technologies for dealing with airborne diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, and SARS virus, including all "immune building" technologies that may be used to protect against bioterrorism weapons.
INSIDE Aerobiological Engineering Handbook. Airborne Disease Control Technologies. Detection and Remediation. Applications Appendices : Airborne Pathogens and Allergens, Toxins, MVOCs, and Evaluation Forms for Surface Sampling, Settle Plate Sampling, and Air Sampling.
Solve any building air quality problem
A complete reference for the design of air filtration systems and HVAC systems used in homes, schools, hospitals, laboratories, or animal facilities, this book offers complete descriptions of each of the major technologies currently used for air disinfection. Each subject, chemical or microbial, is treated in sufficient detail to allow the design of these components to solve specific building air quality problems.
• Design solutions for control of gases and odors • Recommended technologies and methods to combat biological terrorist weapons in HVAC systems • Diagnosis of air quality problems • Complete airborne pathogen database for the identification of infection risk
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Section 1 : Background and History Chapter 1. : Airborne Disease and The Indoor Environment Chapter 2. : Airborne Pathogens and Allergens Chapter 3. : The Pathology of Airborne Disease Chapter 4. : Epidemiology and Dosimetry Chapter 5. : Aerobiology of The Outdoors Chapter 6. : Aerosol Science and Particle Dynamics Chapter 7. : Microbial Disinfection Fundamentals Chapter 8. : Buildings and Enclosures
Section 2 : Airborne Disease Control Technologies Chapter 9. : Ventilation Systems and Dilution Chapter 10. : Filtration of Airborne Microorganisms Chapter 11. : Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation Chapter 12. : Gas Phase Filtration Chapter 13. : Electrostatic Filtration Chapter 14. : Photocatalytic Oxidation Chapter 15. : Pulsed Light Chapter 16. : Ionization Chapter 17. : Ozone Chapter 18. : Green Technologies Chapter 19. : Thermal Disinfection, Cryogenics, and Desiccation Chapter 20. : Antimicrobial Coatings Chapter 21. : Microwaves Chapter 22. : Alternative and Developmental Technologies
Section 3 : Testing and Remediation Chapter 23. : Air and Surface Sampling Chapter 24. : Biodetection and Monitoring Chapter 25. : Indoor Limits and Guidelines Chapter 26. : Remediation Chapter 27. : Testing and Commissioning
Section 4 : Applications Chapter 28. : Commercial Office Buildings Chapter 29. : Educational Facilities Chapter 30. : Residential Housing Chapter 31. : Health Care Facilities Chapter 32. : Biological and Animal Laboratories Chapter 33. : Food Industry Facilities Chapter 34. : Agricultural and Animal Facilities Chapter 35. : Libraries and Museums Chapter 36. : Places of Assembly Chapter 37. : Aircraft and Transportation Chapter 38. : Industrial Facilities Chapter 39. : Sewage and Waste Processing
Appendix A : Airborne Pathogens and Allergens
Appendix B : Toxins and Associated Fungal Species
Appendix C : Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds
Appendix D : Surface Sampling Test Results Evaluation Form
Appendix E : Settle Plate Test Results Evaluation Form
Appendix F : Air Sampling Test Results Evaluation Form
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