Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All (Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)

This volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. Written by pioneering researchers, __Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All__ is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality on Human Health toward Achievement of the SDGs (Reiko Kishi, Atsuko Araki)....Pages 3-18 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 Sick Building/House Syndrome (Yasuaki Saijo)....Pages 21-38 Associations with Home Environment for Asthma, Rhinitis and Dermatitis (Juan Wang)....Pages 39-55 Offices (Jan Vilhelm Bakke, Knut Inge Fostervold)....Pages 57-86 The Indoor Environment in Schools, Kindergartens and Day Care Centres (Motoko Takaoka, Dan Norbäck)....Pages 87-112 In-Vehicle Exposures at Transportation and the Health Concerns (Xi Fu)....Pages 113-126 Front Matter ....Pages 127-127 Aldehydes, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and Health (Atsuko Araki, Rahel Mesfin Ketema, Yu Ait Bamai, Reiko Kishi)....Pages 129-158 Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): Phthalates and Phosphorous Frame Retardants and Health Risks (Yu Ait Bamai)....Pages 159-178 Microbial Agents in the Indoor Environment: Associations with Health (Dan Norbäck, Gui-Hong Cai)....Pages 179-198 Dampness, Indoor Mould and Health (Dan Norbäck)....Pages 199-216 Particles Matter, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide (Xin Zhang)....Pages 217-235 Combustion and Cookstoves (Sumal Nandasena, A. R. Wickremasinghe, Nalini Sathiakumar)....Pages 237-250 Indoor Thermal Environment and Cardiovascular Diseases (Keigo Saeki, Kenji Obayashi)....Pages 251-264 Front Matter ....Pages 265-265 Housing Performance and Equipment for Healthy Indoor Environment (Hiroshi Yoshino)....Pages 267-281 Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Personality, Psychosocial Factors and Treatment (Roma Runeson-Broberg)....Pages 283-302 Guidelines and Regulations for Indoor Environmental Quality (Kenichi Azuma)....Pages 303-318 Front Matter ....Pages 319-319 Future Directions of Research on Indoor Environment, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and Health (Dan Norbäck)....Pages 321-333 "This volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. Written by pioneering researchers, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians." -- Prové de l'editor