Description |
365 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Introduction: Effects of Indoor Air Quality of Human Health: Setting Strategic Research Directions and Priorities / Ken Sexton and Robert S. Dyer -- Pt. I. Sensory Sensitivity Overview: Odors and Irritation in Indoor Pollution / William S. Cain. Ch. 1. The Neurobiology of Olfaction / Charles A. Greer and Juan C. Bartolomei. Ch. 2. Physicochemical Determinants and Functional Properties of the Senses of Irritation and Smell / J. Enrique Cometto-Muniz and William S. Cain. Ch. 3. The Potency of Gases and Vapors: QSARs - Anaesthesia, Sensory Irritation, and Odor / Michael H. Abraham. Ch. 4. Electrophysiological Indices of Human Chemosensory Functioning / Gerd Kobal. Ch. 5. Human Responses to Ambient Olfactory Stimuli / Susan C. Knasko -- Pt. II. Allergy and Respiratory Overview: Indoor Air and Human Health Revisited / Cecile Rose. Ch. 6. Controlling Aspergillosis and Legionella in Hospitals / Andrew J. Streifel. Ch. 7. Exposure Risk and Prevention of Aerial Transmission of Tuberculosis in Health Care Settings / George P. Kubica. Ch. 8. Indoor Air Pollution: Understanding the Mechanisms of the Effects / Rebecca Bascom, Jana Kesavanathan and David L. Swift. Ch. 9. The Effect of Ozone on House Dust Mite Allergen-Induced Nasal Inflammation in Asthmatics / Robert B. Devlin, Lisa A. Dailey, Jacqueline Carter, Lisa Cazares, Woodrow A. Setzer and David B. Peden. Ch. 10. Health Effects of Biological Contaminants / Harriet A. Burge. Ch. 11. Bacterial Endotoxins: A Review of Health Effects and Potential Impact in the Indoor Environment / Donald K. Milton. Ch. 12. Estimation of Allergen Concentration in Indoor Environments: Prediction of Health-Related Effects / Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills. Ch. 13. Building-Related Hypersensitivity Diseases: Sentinel Event Management and Evaluation of Building Occupants / Cecile Rose -- Pt. III. Neurotoxicity Overview: Neurotoxicity of Indoor Air Pollutants: What to Measure and How to Measure It / Hugh A. Tilson. Ch. 14. Studying the Neurotoxicity of Indoor Air with Nonhuman Species: Issues in Experimental Design and Interpretation / M. Christopher Newland and Steven K. Shapiro. Ch. 15. Effects of Irritants on Human Task Performance and Vigilance / Vernon A. Benignus. Ch. 16. Conditioned Immune Alterations in Animal Models / Donald T. Lysle. Ch. 17. Mechanisms of Stressor-Induced Immune Alteration in Humans / Bruce S. Rabin -- Pt. IV. Cancer Overview: Lung Cancer / Jonathan M. Samet. Ch. 18. Assessing Carcinogenic Risks Associated with Indoor Air Pollutants / Joseph V. Rodricks. Ch. 19. Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer: Environmental Smoke Screen? / Douglas W. Dockery. Ch. 20. Radon and Lung Cancer Revisited / Jonathan M. Samet. Ch. 21. Asbestos Exposures of Building Occupants and Workers / Rashid A. Shaikh |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Indoor air pollution -- Toxicology -- Congresses.
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Author |
Berven, B. A.
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Gammage, Richard B.
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LC no. |
95043001 |
ISBN |
1566701449 (alk. paper) |
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