Concentrations of indoor pollutants database: User's manual

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7049438

This manual describes the computer-based database on indoor air pollutants. This comprehensive database alloys helps utility personnel perform rapid searches on literature related to indoor air pollutants. Besides general information, it provides guidance for finding specific information on concentrations of indoor air pollutants. The manual includes information on installing and using the database as well as a tutorial to assist the user in becoming familiar with the procedures involved in doing bibliographic and summary section searches. The manual demonstrates how to search for information by going through a series of questions that provide search parameters such as pollutants type, year, building type, keywords (from a specific list), country, geographic region, author's last name, and title. As more and more parameters are specified, the list of references found in the data search becomes smaller and more specific to the user's needs. Appendixes list types of information that can be input into the database when making a request. The CIP database allows individual utilities to obtain information on indoor air quality based on building types and other factors in their own service territory. This information is useful for utilities with concerns about indoor air quality and the control of indoor air pollutants. The CIP database itself is distributed by the Electric Power Software Center and runs on IBM PC-compatible computers.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7049438
• Report Number(s): EPRI-SW-100533
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
AIR QUALITY
BUILDINGS
COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
MANUALS
AIR POLLUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MANAGEMENT
POLLUTION
320107* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Building Systems- (1987-)
990301 - Information Handling- Data Handling- (1992-)