Indoor environment [[electronic resource] ] : airborne particles and settled dust / / edited by Lidia Morawska and Tunga Salthammer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143975003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim ; ; [Great Britain], : Wiley-VCH, c2003
• ISBN: 1-280-72269-X; 9786610722693; 3-527-61001-4; 3-527-60920-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (470 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MorawskaL (Lidia); SalthammerTunga
• Disciplina: 363.7392; 615.902; 628.53
• Soggetti: Air quality; Indoor air pollution; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Indoor Environment Airborne Particles and Settled Dust; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Fundamentals; 1.1 Fundamentals of Indoor Particles and Settled Dust; 2 Sampling and Measurement; 2.1 Introduction to Sampling and Measurement Techniques; 2.2 Measurement of Airborne Particles; 2.3 Sampling of Surface Dust in Buildings; 2.4 Analysis of Chemical and Biological Properties; 3 Applications and Case Studies; 3.1 Organic Compounds Adsorbed on Particles and Settled House Dust; 3.2 Indoor Chemistry as a Source of Particles; 3.3 Particle Concentration Levels and Size Distribution Characteristics in Residential and Non-Industrial Workplace Environments3.4 Asbestos and Mineral Fibers; 3.5 Environmental Tobacco Smoke Particles; 3.6 The Effect of Filtration in Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Systems; 3.7 Motor Vehicle Emissions as a Source of Indoor Particles; 3.8 Modeling of Indoor Particle Concentration; 3.9 The Phenomenon of ; "Black Magic Dust" in Housing Units; 4 Exposure and Risk Assessment; 4.1 Assessment of Exposure to Airborne Particles; 4.2 Health Effects of Airborne Dust and Particulate Matter Indoors: A Review of Three Climate Chamber Studies4.3 Reference Values of Environmental Pollutants in House Dust; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Covering the fundamentals of air-borne particles and settled dust in the indoor environment, this handy reference investigates:* relevant definitions and terminology, * characteristics, * sources, * sampling techniques and instrumentation, * exposure assessment,* monitoring methods. The result is a useful and comprehensive overview for chemists, physicists and biologists, postgraduate students, medical practitioners, occupational health professionals, building owners and managers, building, construction and air-conditioning engineers, architects, environmental lawye