Respiratory effects of indoor air pollution

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0091-6749(87)90197-7· OSTI ID:6497377

Samet, J M; Marbury, M C; Spengler, J D

Since the early 1970s, the health effects of indoor air pollution have been investigated with increasing intensity. A large body of literature is now available on diverse aspects of indoor air pollution: sources, concentrations, health effects, engineering, and policy. This article provides a selective summary of this new information with an emphasis on health effects relevant to health care practitioners concerned primarily with immunologically mediated respiratory diseases. We address exposures associated with acute and chronic respiratory effects: tobacco smoke, nitrogen dioxide, wood smoke, and formaldehyde. The article also describes the diverse health problems experienced by workers in newer sealed office buildings. The importance of indoor concentrations in determining personal exposures to pollutants is emphasized.

• Research Organization: Univ. of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque
• OSTI ID: 6497377
• Journal Information: J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN JACIB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
FORMALDEHYDE
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
POLLUTION
RESIDUES
RESPIRATION
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO SMOKES
WOOD