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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816773203321

Titolo

Damp indoor spaces and health / / Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-13339-4

1-280-17618-0

9786610176182

0-309-53158-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

613/.5

Soggetti

Indoor air pollution - Health aspects

Dampness in buildings - Health aspects

Air - Microbiology - Health aspects

Housing and health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Background and methodologic considerations -- Damp buildings -- Exposure assessment -- Toxic effects of fungi and bacteria -- Human health effects associated with exposure to damp buildings -- Prevention and remediation -- The public health response.