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Indoor air pollution / editors, R.M. Harrison and R.E. Hester

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Issues in environmental science and technology ; 48Publisher: Croydon, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2019]Description: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)ISBN:
  • 1788018036
  • 1788016173
  • 9781788018036
  • 9781788016179
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 1788015142 | 9781788015141 | Erscheint auch als: 9781788015141 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 613/.5
LOC classification:
  • TD883.1
Online resources: Summary: 1 Introduction2 Emission Sources and Rates of HSVOCs to Indoor Environments; 3 Indoor Versus Outdoor Concentrations of HSVOCs; 4 Influence of Indoor Contamination on Outdoor Concentrations; 5 What Are the Implications of Indoor Emissions Contributing to Outdoor Concentrations?; 6 Conclusion; References; Chemical Reactions in the Indoor Atmosphere; 1 Introduction; 2 Reactions in Indoor Air; 2.1 Differences from Outdoor Air Chemistry; 2.2 Key Reaction Types; 3 Reactions on Surfaces; 3.1 On Materials; 3.2 On People; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; ReferencesSummary: 6.2 Second-hand Smoke from Outdoors7 Conclusion; Nomenclature; Acknowledgements; References; Chemical and Physical Properties of Indoor Aerosols; 1 Introduction; 2 Aerosol Dynamics; 2.1 Deposition; 2.2 Coagulation; 2.3 Gas/Particle Partition: Evaporation and Condensation; 2.4 Particle Formation in Indoor Environments; 3 Physicochemical Properties of Indoor Aerosols; 3.1 Physicochemical Properties of Aerosols Emitted from Five Major Indoor Sources; 3.2 Implications for the Lung Dose; 4 Closing Thoughts; Acknowledgements; References; Indoor Emissions as a Source of Outdoor PollutionSummary: Biological Particles in the Indoor Environment1 Introduction; 2 Indoor Sources; 3 Air Sampling Methods; 4 Culturing and Limitations of Culture-based Techniques; 5 Sampling for Culture-independent Analysis of Bioaerosols; 5.1 Cultivation-independent Methods for Quantifying Microbes in Bioaerosols; 5.2 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR); 5.3 Microarrays; 5.4 Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) to Characterize Bioaerosol Microbial Diversity; 6 Overview Of Indoor Concentrations; 6.1 Size Distributions; 7 Guideline Values; 8 Conclusion; 8.1 PerspectivesSummary: Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editors; List of Contributors; Indoor Sources of Air Pollutants; 1 Introduction; 2 Indoor Sources in Homes; 2.1 Sleeping; 2.2 Cooking; 2.3 Cleaning; 2.4 Heating; 2.5 Tobacco Smoking; 2.6 Human Occupancy; 2.7 Building and Furniture Materials; 3 Indoor Sources in Offices and Schools; 3.1 Human Occupancy and Other Determinants of Indoor School Air Quality; 3.2 Computers, Printers and Photocopiers; 4 Indoor Sources in Other Microenvironments; 4.1 Restaurants; 4.2 Hair Salons; 4.3 Nail Salons; 4.4 Fitness Centres; 5 Final Remarks; Abbreviations; ReferencesSummary: Outdoor Air as a Source of Indoor Pollution1 Introduction; 2 Outdoor Air Pollutants; 3 Infiltration of Outdoor Air Pollution; 3.1 Overview of Physical and Chemical Processes; 3.2 Observed Infiltration of Some Health-relevant Gases; 3.3 Observed Infiltration Levels of Particles; 3.4 Impacts of Aerosol Size Distribution; 4 Epidemiological Evidence; 5 Outdoor Air Intake and Ventilation; 5.1 Ventilation Standards and CO2 Levels; 5.2 Health-based Ventilation Guidelines; 5.3 Filtration of Air in Mechanical Ventilation Systems; 6 Special Cases; 6.1 Radon from SoilSummary: This volume considers both chemical and biological pollutants in the indoor atmosphere from their sources to chemical and physical transformations, human exposure and potential effects on human healthPPN: PPN: 1921145870Package identifier: Produktsigel: BSZ-4-NLEBK-KAUB | ZDB-4-NLEBK | ZDB-4-EBA
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