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Health risks of indoor exposure to particulate matter : workshop summary

Title
Health risks of indoor exposure to particulate matter : workshop summary / David A. Butler, Guru Madhavan, and Joe Alper, rapporteurs ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.
Author
Workshop on the Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter (2016 : Washington, D.C.), author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
Publication
  • Washington, DC : the National Academies Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Butler, David (David Alan)
  • Madhavan, Guruprasad
  • Alper, Joe
Description
xvi, 142 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines PM as a mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets comprising a number of components, including 'acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, metals, soil or dust particles, and allergens (such as fragments of pollen and mold spores)'. The health effects of outdoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) are the subject of both research attention and regulatory action. Although much less studied to date, indoor exposure to PM is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects. Indoor PM can originate from outdoor particles and also from various indoor sources, including heating, cooking, and smoking. Levels of indoor PM have the potential to exceed outdoor PM levels. Understanding the major features and subtleties of indoor exposures to particles of outdoor origin can improve our understanding of the exposure--response relationship on which ambient air pollutant standards are based. The EPA's Indoor Environments Division commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to hold a workshop examining the issue of indoor exposure to PM more comprehensively and considering both the health risks and possible intervention strategies. Participants discussed the ailments that are most affected by particulate matter and the attributes of the exposures that are of greatest concern, exposure modifiers, vulnerable populations, exposure assessment, risk management, and gaps in the science. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop"--Publisher's website.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Conference papers and proceedings.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-122).
Contents
Sources of indoor particulate matter -- Particle dynamics and chemistry -- Characterizing indoor exposure levels -- Exposure mitigation -- Discussion and summary of day 1 -- Potential health concerns -- Interventions and risk communication
ISBN
  • 9780309443623
  • 0309443628
OCLC
  • ocn961004856
  • 961004856
  • SCSB-5878914
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries