Indoor air quality : the latest sampling and analytical methods /

In the new millennium, indoor air quality methodologies have expanded, evolved, and morphed. This book addresses the old and the new. The focus is shifting from a knee-jerk to a more proactive response. Although indoor air quality in older buildings will continue to present old challenges, new const...

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Main Author: Hess-Kosa, Kathleen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2011
Edition:2nd ed.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. I. The Starting Line. Historic Overview
  • Investigation Plan
  • The Hypothesis
  • Sect. II. Omnipresent Bioaerosols. Pollen and Spore Allergens
  • Viable Microbial Allergens
  • Pathogenic Microbes
  • Toxigenic Microbes
  • Sect. III. Chemical Unknowns and Gases. Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Mold Volatile Organic Compounds and Mold Detection
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Formaldehyde
  • Product Emissions
  • Sect. IV. Identification of Dusts. Forensics of Dust
  • Animal Allergenic Dust
  • Sect. V. Building Systems and Materials. HVAC Systems
  • Sewage Systems and Sewer Gases
  • Tainted Chinese Drywall
  • Green Buildings.