Indoor air pollution and health

Author: Xi Zhuoge
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is co-authored by experts and professors from institutions such as the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences of China, the National Institute for Environmental Health and Related Products Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, and the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, who specialize in indoor air pollution monitoring, toxicological effects, and control. The content includes an introduction to indoor air pollution and health, the impact of residential radon on health, research on physical factors of indoor air pollution and health, the health effects of negative ions in indoor air, the damage of particulate matter in indoor air to lung tissue, chemical pollution in indoor air and health, pollutants released by building and indoor decoration materials and their health effects, research on biological pollution in indoor air, indoor air quality assessment and standards, hazard assessment of indoor air pollutants on health, the concept and application of biomarkers, sick building syndrome, human exposure control experiments, new technologies and their applications in air pollution and health research, etc. This book covers various aspects of indoor air pollution and basically reflects the latest level of domestic and international research on indoor air pollution and health. It is available for reference for students, researchers, and teaching staff in relevant fields of higher education institutions and research institutions.