Research Catalog
Damp indoor spaces and health
- Title
- Damp indoor spaces and health / Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
- Author
- Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004], ©2004.
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| Text | Request in advance | RA577.5 .I565 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xi, 355 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Damp Indoor Spaces and Health covers a broad range of topics. The book not only examines the relationship between damp or moldy indoor environments and adverse health outcomes, but discusses how and where buildings get wet, how dampness influences microbial growth and chemical emissions, the ways to prevent and remediate dampness, and the elements of a public health response to the issues. A comprehensive literature review finds sufficient evidence of an association between damp indoor environments and some upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, wheezing, and asthma symptoms in sensitized persons. This book will be of interest to a wide-ranging audience of science health, engineering and building professionals, government officials, and members of the public."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Review
- Air Microbiology
- Respiratory Tract Diseases > epidemiology
- Indoor air pollution > Health aspects
- Bacterial Toxins > adverse effects
- Dampness in buildings > Health aspects
- Air Pollution, Indoor > adverse effects
- Housing and health
- Air > Microbiology > Health aspects
- Air Pollution, Indoor > prevention & control
- Mycotoxins > adverse effects
- Genre/Form
- Review.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available via the Internet.
- Contents
- 1. Background and methodologic considerations -- 2. Damp buildings -- 3. Exposure assessment -- 4. Toxic effects of fungi and bacteria -- 5. Human health effects associated with damp indoor environments -- 6. Prevention and remediation of damp indoor environments -- 7. The public health response -- App. A. Workshop presentations and speakers -- App. B. Committee, consultant, and staff biographies.
- ISBN
- 0309091934 (hardback)
- 0309092469 (book)
- LCCN
- 2004014365
- OCLC
- ocm55738798
- SCSB-5070769
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries