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Indoor work and living environments : health, safety and performance / Robert G. Harris and Daniel P. Moore, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indoor air quality.
- Indoor air pollution--Health aspects.
- Indoor air pollution.
- Human beings--Effect of environment on.
- Human beings.
- Work environment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Given the amount of time the general population spends in indoor living and work, this book presents current studies and research on issues of safety, health, and environment. The effect of carpets, for example, on energy conservation, thermal comfort, and sustainability is described and a comparative study on air quality in various types of buildings is presented. Also included is a study on the benefit of using environmentally friendly products compared to using more traditional products containing biogenic volatile organic compounds. Some theoretical aspects of CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics) is given as well as a literature review on the existing thermal comfort models. The use of CFD for indoor airflow simulation are also reported. A further chapter analyzes theories of stress and health and an integrative framework for personal and workplace well-being. Finally, this book addresses the concern of indoor mold: its cause, prevention, methods of removal, and health issues.
- Contents:
- Indoor air quality in Greece / M. Santamouris, C. Halios, C. Mitsakou
- Evaluation of thermal comfort in indoor environments using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) / George M. Stavrakakis, Anastasios I. Stamou, Nicolas C. Markatos
- Ultra-fine particle and gaseous volatile organic compounds formations from the reactions of ozone and emitted compounds in indoor environments / Rhea B. Lamorena, Woojin Lee
- How good is the well-mixed assumption for particulate matter exposure? / Alvin C. K. Lai, C. L. Wu
- The role of carpet in sustainable design / Alan Hedge
- Indoor air quality, health and productivity / Alan Hedge
- Work and well-being: stress and health in the workplace / Kathi J. Lovelace
- Improving the ergonomics of the workplace to enhance productivity and safety / Maria Pia Cavotorta, Massimo DiPardo
- A brief guide to mold, moisture and your home / United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Indoor mold better coordination of research on health effects and more consistent guidance would improve federal efforts / United States Government Accountability Office
- Protect yourself from mold / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Chemical hazard control in the work environment: determination of metals in welding fumes / M. C. Yebra-Biurrun, R. M. Cespón-Romero
- Analysis of the health consequences of aggressions inflicted on hospital professionals / Nicolas Combalbert, Agnès Thomas.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-521-8
- OCLC:
- 662453009
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