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  • Pullution Probe, air quality
  • School student breathing 14 thousand hours
  • Sick Building Syndrome
  • State of Washington`s Indoor Air Quality Program
  • VOC Table

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    IAQ - indoor air quality

    "Indoor air researchers should have an overarching objective to create a more sustainable world through provision of healthful, comfortable, and productive indoor environments with the wise use of materials and energy." --Spengler, J.D., 2002, Research futures for healthy indoor air

    "The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported in the 1994 Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) proposal for a regulatory standard, that 30% of the 70 Mill. ¡°indoor¡° workers have poor air quality (Federal Register, 1994). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reported that based on their review of previous health hazard evaluations (HETA) related to building/facility problems 42% of 104 buildings investigated had evidence of ¡°water damage¡° (Crandall et al. 1996)." -- Johanning, E. (Ed), 2001, Bioaerosols, Fungi and Mycotoxins: Health Effects, Assessment, Prevention and Control

    "A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the level of pollutants in air within homes, offices, schools and other buildings can be 25 times to occasionally 100 times higher than the outdoor air ... " -- This link has not been checked.Aerias, LLC -

    In fact, recent estimates place the direct health care costs of poor IAQ in the US at $30 billion, with sick leave and productivity losses adding another almost $100 billion annually (Fisk and Rosenfeld, 1997).

    US has 89 million indoor workers (nonindustruial, nonagricultural). ("US: 70% of US workers-approximately 89 million persons-are employed in nonindustrial, nonagricultural indoor settings" -- Mendell et al., 2002, Improving the Health of Workers in Indoor Environments: Priority Research Needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda ))

    Professional Associations (by This link was checked on Dec. 2006New Buildings.org)

    There are numerous professional associations representing designers, consultants, trade and industry associations and others whose work affects and is affected by indoor air quality issues. Some of these are the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), ASHRAE, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA), National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), Association of Air Balance Contractors (AABC), International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the International Code Council (ICC).

    Web Sites

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006SICK BUILDING SYNDROME: Causes, Effects and Control (www.lhc.org.uk/members/pubs/books/sbs/sb_toc.htm)

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006EPA IAQ web site and is an outstanding review of this area.

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Cause of IAQ in school (www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/documents/pdfs/iaq-rpt.pdf)

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006rmis.com Resource Library on IAQ

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Toxic hazards - Facts, guidelines and reports



    Web Links (22): Notes
      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments in Canada
      "cross-Canada, multi-stakeholder consultation, strategy development and alliance building process for achieving healthy indoor environments in Canada"

      This link has not been checked.Aerias, LLC -
      "online resource to promoting better human health and better business through IAQ awareness. provides the latest news and comprehensive information on indoor environmental quality and its impact on human health."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Air Quality by DEFRA
      details of developments to control and manage ambient air quality across the UK, including European and international air quality issues.

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Air Quality Sciences AQS
      An IAQ company "To evaluate and maintain acceptable air quality in indoor spaces,...". With good background information.

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Building Physics and Materials - Technical University of Denmark
      "to improve the basic understanding of materials¡® properties with the aim of establishing better modelling tools and of providing a basis for the development of better materials, better production techniques and better methods for maintenance and repair."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006California Department of Health Services, Indoor Air Quality Program
      "to conduct and promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and control of indoor pollution in California. "

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006CBD
      "240 of the 250 Canadian Building Digests published between 1960 and 1990 by NRC's Institute for Research in Construction. The topics reflect the diversity of the industry and cover virtually every aspect of design and construction in Canada."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Danish National Research Database
      "database with Danish research - publications, projects and institutions: Literature - Published research. References to periodical articles, books, chapters in books, reports, conferences; Projects - Research projects; and, Profiles - General descriptions of research carried out at institutes, laboratories or departments'

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Division of Air Quality, DAQ
      protecting and improving outdoor, or ambient, air quality in North Carolina

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006DPPEA -- Pollution Prevention
      providing technical assistance on the elimination, reduction, reuse and recycling of wastes and pollutants

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006EPA IAQ web site
      excellent site for IAQ related info, basics, and links.

      This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Health Related Papers at Indoor Air `99 ¨C What Is New and Interesting? An Overview
      "This paper summarizes important new contributions submitted among the many fine health-related papers presented at Indoor Air `99. "

      This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Home Energy Magazine Online
      "providing energy professionals with reliable, easy-to-read reporting on the latest energy-efficient technologies for the home--from weatherization, to heating and cooling systems, to lighting, windows, appliances, and indoor air quality."

      This link has not been checked.IAQ glossary
      Indoor air quality glossary

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of EPA
      Information about IAQ, molds, Asthma, radon, etc.

      This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Indoor Pollutants
      A very thorough essay on Indoor Pollutants; over 200 pages, Committee on Indoor Pollutants, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards,Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council, NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS,Washington, D.C. 1981

      This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Indoor Pollutants -
      Complete research documents about "Indoor pollution in residences, public building, and offices "

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006ISIAQ - International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
      "an international scientific organization whose purpose is to support the creation of healthy, productive, and comfortable indoor environments. .. by advancing the science and technology of the indoor environment, facilitating international communication and information exchange.

      This link has not been checked.Mold lawyer.com

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Ohio IAQ Resources
      quite extensive and inclusive list "to provide information and links to service providers and product information sources"

      This link has not been checked.Pollution Probe
      "a Canadian environmental organization that Defines environmental problems through research; Promotes understanding through education; and, Presses for practical solutions through advocacy. to achieve positive and tangible environmental change."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006SICK BUILDING SYNDROME: Causes, Effects and Control
      An online book on SBS

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    30% of newly-built or -renovated buildings is SBS
    A building revolution: how ecology and health concerns are transforming construction, by Roodman, D.M. and N. Lenssen, 1995
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    Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments- A Review of Canadian Option, by HIP, 2000
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    Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments: A Review of Canadian Options, by Morton, I., 2002
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    Air pollution exposure in European cities: The "EXPOLIS" study, by Jantunen, M. J., Hanninen, O., Katsouyanni, K., Knoppel, H., Kuenzli, N., Lebret, E., Maroni, M., Sram, R. and Zmirou, D., 1998
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    Air tightness, air movement and indoor air quality in Quebec high-rise apartment buildings, by CMA Chalifour, Marcotte et Associ¨¦s Inc., 1991
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    An approach to management of critical indoor air problems in school buildings, by Haverinen, U., Husman, T., Toivola, M., Suonketo, J., Pentti, M., Lindberg, R., Leinonen, J., Hyvarinen, A., Meklin, T. and Nevalainen, A., 1999
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    An overview of indoor air quality, by Yontz, R. R., 2003
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    Application of solid-phase microextraction to monitoring indoor air quality, by Gorlo, D., Zygmunt, B., Dudek, M., Jaszek, A., Pilarczyk, M. and Namiesnik, J., 1999
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    Bioaerosols, fungi and mycotoxins: health effects, assessment, prevention and control, by Johanning, E. (Ed), 1999
    definition of a healthy house
    Building a new healthy house, by Bower, J., 2001
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    Canada Life environmental room, by Ledger, B., 1999
    particulate emissions
    Characterization of particulate emissions from occupant activities in offices , by Luoma, M. and Batterman, S. A., 2001
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    Design and characterization of a small chamber for chemical and biological evaluation of sources of indoor air contamination, by Mason, M. A., Roache, N. F., Guo, Z. and Costa., D., 2003
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    Dustborne Alternaria alternata antigens in US homes: results from the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing, by Ren, P., Jankun, T. M. and Leaderer, B. P., 1999
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    Exposure chain of urban air PM2.5----associations between ambient fixed site, residential outdoor, indoor, workplace and personal exposures in four European cities in the EXPOLIS-study, by Kousa, A., Oglesby, L., Koistinena, K., K¨¹nzlib, N. and Jantunena, M., 2002
    black lung disease
    Fungi & Indoor Air Quality, by McNeel, S. V. and Kreutzer, R. V., 1996
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    Fungi and fungal products in some Canadian houses , by Miller, J. D., Laflamme, A. M., Sobol, Y., Lafontaine, P. and Greenhalgh, R., 1988
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    Gas-phase mass transfer model for predicting volatile organic compound (VOC) emission rates from indoor pollutant sources, by Sparks, L. E., Tichenor, B. A., Chang, J. and Guo., Z., 1996
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    Healthy indoors - achieving healthy indoor environments in canada, Healthy Buildings, Healthy People: A Vision for the 21st Century, by Anon, 2002
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    Impact of ASHRAE Standard 62-1989 on Florida retail stores, by Chasar, D. A., Shirey, D. B., 1999
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    Impact of temperature and humidity on the perception of indoor air qualit, by Fang, L., Clausen, G. and Fanger, P. O., 1998
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    Indoor Air 2002, Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate Monterey, by Levin, H., 2002
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    Indoor Air 99. The 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Volume 2, by Raw, G., Aizlewood, C., Warren, P., 1999
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    Indoor air pollutants in residential settings: respiratory health effects and remedial measures to minimize exposure, by Small, B. M., 2002
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    Indoor air pollution: A public health perspective, by Spengler, J.D. and K. Sexton, 1983
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    Indoor air quality and ventilation rates in R-2000 houses - final report, by Gusdorf, and Hamlin, T., 1995
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    Indoor air quality factors in designing a healthy building, by Spengler, J. D., Chen, Q., 2000
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    Indoor air quality factors in designing a healthy building, by Spengler, J. D., Chen, Q., 2000
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    Indoor air quality, healthy buildings, and breathing walls, by Straube, J.F. and V. Acahrya, 0
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    Indoor climate in low-energy houses--an interdisciplinary investigation, by Isaksson, C. and Karlsson, F., 2006
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    Indoor mold growth: health hazards and remediation, by Kowalski, W. J., 2000
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    International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, TF1-1996, by ISIAQ, 0
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    Methods for air cleaning and protection of building occupants from airborne pathogens, by Bolashikov, Z. D. and Melikov, A. K., 2009
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    Modelling contaminant exposure in a single-family house, by Huang, J. M., Chen, Q., Ribot, B., Rivoalen, H., 2004
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    Moisture damage in schools - symptoms and indoor air microbes, by Meklin, T., Husman, T. and Vepselainen, A., 2000
    at school
    Mold growth and IAQ woes at three-year-old school spark lawsuits by school district, students, and staff in Texas towns, by Anon, 2000
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    Multivariate analysis comparing microbial air content of an air-conditioned building and a naturally ventilated building over one year, by Parat, S., Perdrix, A., Fricker-hidalgo, H., Saude, I., Grillot, R. and Baconnier, P., 1997
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    NIOSH health hazard evaluation report: Somerset county assistance office, by Park, J., Goe, C. I. H. S., Choe, K. T., Akpinar-elci, M. and Kreiss, K., 2003
    OSHA manual
    OSHA Technical Manual, by OSHA, 1999
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    Perceived Air Quality: Investigation of the Non-Sensory Odor Assessment in Indoor Environments, by Schreiber, F.W., 2000
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    Personal exposure to airborne particles and metals: Results from the particle team study in Riverside, California , by Ozkaynak, H., Xue, J., Spengler, J., Wallace, L., Pellizzari, E. and Jenkins, P., 1996
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    Position documents: indoor air quality, by ASHRAE, 2001
    psychological and social dimensions
    Psychosocial dimensions of solving an indoor air problem , by Lahtinen, M., Huuhtanen, P., K?hk?nen, E. and Reijula , K., 2002
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    Research futures for healthy indoor air, by Spengler, J.D, 2002
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    Risk of sick leave associated with outdoor air supply rate, humidification, and occupant complaints, by Milton, D. K., Markglencross, P. and Walters, M. D., 2000
    sick buildings
    Sick Buildings: Definition, Diagnosis and Mitigation, by Godish, T., 1995
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    Standard 62.2P, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, by ASHRAE, 2002
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    Standard guide for statistical evaluation of indoor air quality models. ASTM D 5157-97, by ASTM, 2000
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    The distribution of Chlorpyrifos following a crack and crevice type application in the U.S. EPA indoor air quality research house, by Stout, D. and Mason, M. A., 2002
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    The effect of combining a relative-humidity-sensitive ventilation system with the moisture-buffering capacity of materials on indoor climate and energy efficiency of buildings, by Woloszyn, M., Kalamees, T., Abadie, M.O., Steeman, M. and Kalagasidis, A.S., 2009
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    The impact of sorption on perceived indoor air quality., by Sakr, W., Weschler, C. J., Fanger, P. O., 2006
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    Understanding the indoor environment through mining sensory data--A case study, by Wu, S. and Clements-croome, D., 2007
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    Validation of multizone IAQ modeling of residential-scale buildings: a review, by Emmerich, S.J., 2001
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