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Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook Annotated edition [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 330 pages, 1 Hardback
  • Sari: Contemporary World Issues
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Sep-1998
  • Kirjastus: ABC-CLIO
  • ISBN-10: 0874368952
  • ISBN-13: 9780874368956
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Hardback, 330 pages, 1 Hardback
  • Sari: Contemporary World Issues
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Sep-1998
  • Kirjastus: ABC-CLIO
  • ISBN-10: 0874368952
  • ISBN-13: 9780874368956
Teised raamatud teemal:
Details the sources and control of indoor pollutants, and major indoor pollution laws and regulations, and provides information on associations, government organizations, and reference sources

Coverage includes pollutant characteristics and factors affecting indoor air quality, health effects of air pollutants, standards, sources, control, and laws and regulations. Like others in the series, this volume contains an overview of the subject under study, a chronology, biographical sketches, facts and data, documents and other primary-source material, a directory of organizations and agencies, annotated lists of print and nonprint resources, and a glossary. Suitable for general readers as a starting point for research. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface xi
1 Indoor Pollution: A Perspective
1(80)
Indoor Air Quality
2(3)
Pollutant Characteristics
3(1)
Factors Affecting Indoor Air Quality
3(2)
Health Effects of Air Pollutants
5(1)
Standards for Indoor Air Quality
6(4)
Civil Litigation
8(2)
Sources of Indoor Pollutants
10(52)
Ambient Air Pollutants
10(10)
Bioaerosols
20(6)
Physical Pollutants
26(4)
Heavy Metals
30(4)
Particulates
34(2)
Volatile Organic Compounds
36(11)
Sources of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
47(6)
Noise Pollution
53(5)
Building Pollutant Disease
58(4)
Control of Indoor Pollutants
62(19)
Measurement of Indoor Contaminants
63(18)
2 Laws and Regulations
81(52)
Major Indoor Pollution Laws
81(30)
Radon
81(2)
Asbestos
83(14)
Lead Poisoning
97(14)
Related Laws and Regulations
111(22)
Tobacco
111(1)
Energy Conservation-Sick Building Syndrome
112(9)
Occupational Safety and Health
121(3)
Toxic Substances
124(2)
Clean Air
126(2)
Noise
128(5)
3 Directory of Organizations
133(26)
Government Organizations of the United States
133(6)
Associations
139(20)
4 Bibliography
159(112)
Reference Sources
159(22)
Air Pollution
159(1)
Air Quality
160(1)
General
161(5)
Indoor Pollution and Health
166(3)
Indoor Pollution-Control
169(5)
Laws and Regulations
174(1)
Carbon Monoxide
174(1)
Asbestos
174(1)
Radon
175(3)
Passive Tobacco Smoke
178(1)
Smoking Hazards
179(2)
Journal Articles
181(74)
Air Pollution
181(13)
Ambient Air Pollution
194(19)
Physical Pollutants
213(22)
Bioaerosols
235(2)
Volatile Organic Compounds
237(6)
Noise Pollution
243(1)
Sick Building Syndrome
244(11)
Selected Journals
255(16)
5 Audiovisual Aids
271(14)
Air Pollution
272(1)
Ozone
272(1)
Radon
272(1)
Tobacco Smoking
273(1)
Lead Poisoning
274(2)
Asbestos
276(3)
Mercury
279(1)
Energy
279(1)
Chemicals
280(1)
Toxins
281(1)
Noise
282(3)
Glossary 285(16)
Acronyms 301(2)
Measurements 303(2)
Testing Information 305(14)
Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Indoor Air 319(2)
Index 321(10)
About the Authors 331
E. Willard Miller, PhD, is professor of geography and is associate dean (emeritus) at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.





Ruby M. Miller is a retired map librarian from Pennsylvania State University. The Millers have authored several books for ABC-CLIO.