Indoor air pollution

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Clinics in Chest Medicine; (United States)

OSTI ID:7249543

Gold, D R ^[1]

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1. Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (United States)

This article summarizes the health effects of indoor air pollutants and the modalities available to control them. The pollutants discussed include active and passive exposure to tobacco smoke; combustion products of carbon monoxide; nitrogen dioxide; products of biofuels, including wood and coal; biologic agents leading to immune responses, such as house dust mites, cockroaches, fungi, animal dander, and urine; biologic agents associated with infection such as Legionella and tuberculosis; formaldehyde; and volatile organic compounds. An approach to assessing building-related illness and tight building' syndrome is presented. Finally, the article reviews recent data on hospital-related asthma and exposures to potential respiratory hazards such as antineoplastic agents, anesthetic gases, and ethylene oxide.88 references.

• OSTI ID: 7249543
• Journal Information: Clinics in Chest Medicine; (United States), Vol. 13:2; ISSN 0272-5231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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