The health effects of odor emission from domestic renovation on household residents in Tianjin, China.Keeping Buildings Healthy: How to Monitor and Prevent Indoor Environmental Problems James T. O'Reilly, Philip Hagan, Ronald Gots, and Alan Hedge (1998) In this book, building managers and environmental health professionals will find what they need to know to effectively identify, evaluate, and resolve the complex issues presented by building-related illness. The information is suitable for both manufacturing and clerical environments. Keeping Buildings Healthy offers a compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of legal, medical, behavioral, industrial-hygiene, and engineering expertise found in no other single publication. 361 pages, hardcover. Member: $77.65. Nonmember: $90.65. Catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. #793. Managing Indoor Air Quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor (Second Edition) Shirley J. Hansen, Ph.D., and H.E. Burroughs, C.I.A.Q.P. (1999) For the building owner, administrator, or facilities manager who must deal with today's indoor environmental concerns, this outstanding reference will serve as a practical, hands-on guide. Readily applicable air quality control measures and preventive strategies can head off the "headaches"--both economic and legal--that can grow out of an air quality problem. Readers also learn the critical aspects of complete response and step-by-step investigation tactics and tools. Specific symptoms of building-associated illnesses are detailed, along with practical guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for identifying and controlling the associated pollutant pol·lut·ant n. Something that pollutes, especially a waste material that contaminates air, soil, or water. or source of the problem. The revised second edition provides results from a decade of new indoor air quality research and experience, as well as current references and contacts, an update on standards, a new chapter on filtration filtration: see sewerage; water supply. Filtration The separation of solid particles from a fluidsolids suspension of which they are a part by passage of most of the fluid through a septum or membrane that retains most of the solids , the latest research results on causes of indoor air quality problems, and innovative new investigation strategies. 334 pages, hardcover. Member: $76.50. Nonmember: $88.95. Catalog #961. |
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