LEADER 04450nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910828472003321 005 20240418073300.0 010 $a0-309-20944-7 010 $a1-283-27871-5 010 $a9786613278715 010 $a0-309-20942-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000053187 035 $a(EBL)3564235 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535087 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11344888 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535087 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520946 035 $a(PQKB)10590860 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3564235 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10500215 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL327871 035 $a(OCoLC)758982168 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3564235 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000053187 100 $a20111104d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClimate change, the indoor environment, and health /$fInstitute of Medicine of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $a"Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice." 311 $a0-309-20941-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Appendix B: Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Reports on Climate-Change, Indoor-Environment, and Health Topics""""Appendix C: Biographic Sketches of Committee Members and Staff"" 330 $a"The indoor environment affects occupants' health and comfort. Poor environmental conditions and indoor contaminants are estimated to cost the U.S. economy tens of billions of dollars a year in exacerbation of illnesses like asthma, allergic symptoms, and subsequent lost productivity. Climate change has the potential to affect the indoor environment because conditions inside buildings are influenced by conditions outside them. Climate change, the indoor environment, and health addresses the impacts that climate change may have on the indoor environment and the resulting health effects. It finds that steps taken to mitigate climate change may cause or exacerbate harmful indoor environmental conditions. The book discusses the role the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should take in informing the public, health professionals, and those in the building industry about potential risks and what can be done to address them. The study also recommends that building codes account for climate change projections; that federal agencies join to develop or refine protocols and testing standards for evaluating emissions from materials, furnishings, and appliances used in buildings; and that building weatherization efforts include consideration of health effects. Climate change, the indoor environment, and health is written primarily for the EPA and other federal agencies, organizations, and researchers with interests in public health; the environment; building design, construction, and operation; and climate issues."--Publisher's description. 606 $aEnvironmentally induced diseases$zUnited States 606 $aClimatic changes$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 606 $aIndoor air pollution$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAir quality management$zUnited States 615 0$aEnvironmentally induced diseases 615 0$aClimatic changes$xHealth aspects 615 0$aIndoor air pollution$xHealth aspects 615 0$aAir quality management 676 $a616.98 712 02$aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.).$bCommittee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828472003321 996 $aClimate change, the indoor environment, and health$93954738 997 $aUNINA