Download or read book Indoor Air 87 Proceedings Vol 2 written by H. Esdorn and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sampling and Sample Preparation in Field and Laboratory written by Janusz Pawliszyn and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-09-09 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is the first comprehensive book on sampling and modern sample preparation techniques and has several main objectives: to facilitate recognition of sample preparation as both an integral part of the analytical process; to present a fundamental basis and unified theoretical approach for the professional development of sample preparation; to emphasize new developments in sample preparation technology; and to highlight the future impact of sample preparation on new directions in analytical science, particularly automation, miniaturization and field implementation. Until recently, there has been relatively little scientific interest in sampling and sample preparation, however this situation is presently changing as sampling and sample preparation become integral parts of the analytical process with their own unique challenges and research opportunities. Sampling and Sample Preparation for Field and Laboratory is an essential resource for all analytical chemists, and in particular those involved in method development. Not only does it cover the fundamental aspects of extraction, it also covers applications in various matrices and includes sampling strategies and equipment and how these can be integrated into the analytical process for maximum efficiency.
Download or read book Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults written by Philip Witorsch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-09-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults provides a general approach to problems involving air pollutants and respiratory disorders in adults. The diversity among the authors, whose areas of expertise and interest include pulmonary medicine, toxicology, allergy immunology, pathology, environmental engineering, and industrial hygiene, parallels the diversity of the readers. Although selected chapters address specific conditions, the overall general approach creates a wide context in which to assess and explore several areas of interest. The book begins with a chapter on exposure and environmental characterization, followed by discussions on direct and indirect injury to the respiratory tract, carcinogenesis, and lung cancer. The book then covers the pathology of environmental lung disease, causality assessment, and causal inference and toxicology. Clinical evaluation of the individual patient, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, as well as spirometry and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in impairment evaluation follow. The three chapters addressing the more particular entities of immunologic mechanisms include pneumoconioses, chronic and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiolitis, sick building syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivities, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Download or read book Organic Indoor Air Pollutants written by Tunga Salthammer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-07-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Qualität der Innenraumluft hat in den letzten Jahren verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit erhalten. Das Buch behandelt einen der wichtigsten Einflußfaktoren, die organischen Schadstoffe in der Innenraumluft, deren Quellen, Messung sowie die Bewertung. Es wurde von einem chemisch-analytischen Standpunkt aus geschrieben. Dadurch füllt es eine Lücke in der Literatur zu diesem aktuellen Thema. Es geht in dem Buch sowohl um Gebäude und deren Einrichtung als auch um die Innenraumluft von Fahrzeugen. Das Buch enthält vier Teile, die die Messung von Schadstoffen, Testkammersysteme, die Freisetzung von Schadstoffen aus Materialien zur Innenraumeinrichtung sowie schließlich Untersuchungsstrategien und Qualitätsrichtlinien behandeln. Das Buch wurde von renommierten Experten aus Europa, den USA und Australien geschrieben und ist für Chemiker, Physiker, Biologen und Mediziner in Forschung und Praxis gedacht.
Download or read book Modeling of Indoor Air Quality and Exposure written by Niren Laxmichand Nagda and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Health Perspectives written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of the National Cancer Institute written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people in the United States spend far more time indoors than outdoors. Yet, many air pollution regulations and risk assessments focus on outdoor air. These often overlook contact with harmful contaminants that may be at their most dangerous concentrations indoors. A new book from the National Research Council explores the need for strategies to address indoor and outdoor exposures and examines the methods and tools available for finding out where and when significant exposures occur. The volume includes: A conceptual framework and common terminology that investigators from different disciplines can use to make more accurate assessments of human exposure to airborne contaminants. An update of important developments in assessing exposure to airborne contaminants: ambient air sampling and physical chemical measurements, biological markers, questionnaires, time-activity diaries, and modeling. A series of examples of how exposure assessments have been applied-properly and improperly-to public health issues and how the committee's suggested framework can be brought into practice. This volume will provide important insights to improve risk assessment, risk management, pollution control, and regulatory programs.
Download or read book Handbook of Plasticizers written by George Wypych and published by ChemTec Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive source providing theoretical, historical and up-to-date information on placticizers' physical and mechanical properties, action, behavior, uses, functions, mechanisms, effects on other materials, the environment, and more.
Download or read book Human Stress and the Environment written by Allen H. Rose and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1994. This volume is devoted to a study of the relationship between stress and health. The aim of this work is to present an account of this complex and difficult problem, without the sensationalism often associated with modern environmental remedies.
Download or read book Indoor Air Quality written by M. Maroni and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1995-08-16 with total page 1103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People spend most of their time indoors, and indoor air pollutants can cause both long and short term health effects. Awareness of indoor air pollution as an environmental issue, however, is relatively new. This book has been prepared to offer an up-to-date, comprehensive reference manual on indoor air quality to scientists and professionals active in this area. The intention of the book is to bring together a collection of contributions from specialists in the specific disciplines of indoor air quality, covering all points of view from various angles, from building design and building sciences, to health effects and medical diagnosis, toxicology of indoor air pollutants, and air sampling and analysis. One of the characteristics of this book is the multidisciplinary approach that integrates the expertise of medical doctors, architects, engineers, chemists, biologists, physicists and toxicologists. The resulting product is of great educational value and recommended for consultation as well as teaching purposes. The panel of conrtibuting authors includes top experts on indoor air worldwide, who have participated in international workshops and led the development of indoor air sciences over the recent years.
Download or read book Design Intervention Routledge Revivals written by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture, first published in 1991, intends to demonstrate that interest in social issues is alive and well in architecture, that there is a small but effective cadre of dedicated professionals who continue to commit themselves to solving social problems, and that architecture is being applied to the alleviation of the social ills of our time. The editors and contributors in this book have all grappled with their own definitions of design innovation, and express in practical and useful ways their ideas for contributing to a better and less needy world through the architecture they describe. This book will be of interest to students of architecture.
Download or read book Ventilation Systems written by Hazim B. Awbi and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive account of the methods used for ventilating buildings and the type of systems currently in use for achieving the desired indoor environment will be of particular interest to graduate students, professionals and researchers.
Download or read book Indoor Air Pollution Control written by Thad Godish and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an all new book designed to provide you the practical information and data you need for indoor air pollution control! Presented early in the book is theory as support for the applications that follow; including a synthesized review of the significant literature on controlling air pollution. Practical applications-largely from the author's own experience-deal with 1) How to conduct indoor air quality investigations in both residences and public access buildings, 2) Indoor air quality mitigation practice, and 3) Case histories. This book will be very useful to consultants and other professionals who grapple to solve real world problems. And it will make an excellent textbook for new courses in indoor air quality. Indoor Air Pollution Control will be used for control and prevention of contaminated air in homes, apartment buildings, office buildings (large and small), hospitals, auditoriums, and other public buildings.
Download or read book Performance of Buildings and Serviceability of Facilities written by Gerald Davis and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1990 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Chemical Sensitivity written by Stephen J. Barrett and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemical sensitivity (or "multiple chemical sensitivity") describes people with numerous troubling symptoms attributed to environmental factors, from simple housepaint to complex building structures and materials in offices and schools. Many such people are seeking special accommodations, applying for disability benefits, and filing lawsuits claiming that exposure to common foods and chemicals has made them ill. Their efforts are supported by some physicians who refer themselves as clinical ecologists. They use questionable diagnoses and treatment methods, while critics charge that these approaches are bogus and that "chemical sensitivity" is not a valid diagnosis. The complaints associated with chemical sensitivity include depression, irritability, poor memory, fatigue, drowsiness, constipation, sneezing, wheezing, skin rashes, headache, chest pain, pounding heart, swelling, upset stomach, paralysis, AIDS-like illnesses, psychotic experiences, and just about every other symptom noted in medical textbooks. One prominent clinical ecologist even claimed that chemical sensitivity patients may well be human "canaries" on an increasingly poisoned planet, and others have actually labeled chemical sensitivity as a disease. While some people are adversely affected by exposure to some chemicals, there is an overwhelming increase in false claims and reports from misled obsessive patients and opportunistic doctors. Chemical Sensitivity examines this phenomenon in depth and the scientific, legal, ethical, and political issues that surround it. The authors explore the speculations about environmental exposure in the light of scientific knowledge of human physiology, allergy and immunology, pathology, toxicology, and clinical medicine. They evaluate cases of chemical sensitivity relative to controlled tests, and reveal that symptoms were brought on by psychological factors rather than physical ones. Chemical Sensitivity also critically assesses claims related to "sick building syndrome," "mercury-amalgam toxicity," "yeast allergy," and Gulf War syndrome.
