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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457347903321

Titolo

Climate change, the indoor environment, and health [[electronic resource] /] / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27871-5

9786613278715

0-309-20942-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

616.98

Soggetti

Environmentally induced diseases - United States

Climatic changes - Health aspects - United States

Indoor air pollution - Health aspects - United States

Air quality management - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Background""; ""3 Government and Private-Sector Involvement in Climate Change, Indoor Environment, and Health Issues""; ""4 Air Quality""; ""5 Dampness, Moisture, and Flooding""; ""6 Infectious Agents and Pests""; ""7 Thermal Stress""; ""8 Building Ventilation, Weatherization, and Energy Use""; ""9 Key Findings, Guiding Principles, and Priority Issues for Action""; ""Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas""

""Appendix B: Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Reports on Climate-Change, Indoor-Environment, and Health Topics""""Appendix C: Biographic Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""