The Most Comprehensive Guide Available Today on Indoor Air Quality

Written and compiled by international experts for:

Facility Managers
Health & Safety Specialists
Engineers
Architects
Building Owners

For anyone seeking up-to-date information on how to maintain a safe, healthy and productive indoor environment.

This handbook provides practical information and resources on a full range of building performance issues:

Assessment of building problems
Risk management and communication strategies
Safe and effective remediation programs
Advanced techniques in design and prevention

The following is a selected list of topics from the Table of Contents (71 chapters in all).

HVAC Systems
Ventilation Strategies
Removal of Particles
Removal of Gases and Vapors
Fire and Smoke Management
Thermal Comfort Guidelines
Lighting Recommendations
Acoustic Environment
Odor Response
Multiple Chemical Intolerance
Dermatological Effects
Combustion Products
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Volatile Organic Compounds
Aldehydes
PAHs, Phthalates, Phenols
Pesticides
PCBs
Fibers
Asbestos

Radon
Latex
Endotoxins
Pollen
Fungi
Tuberculosis
Legionella
Lung Disease
Measurement Techniques
Measurement Instruments
Occupant Response, Questionnaires
Building Commissioning
Cost of Responding to Complaints
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Prevention and Maintenance
IAQ and the Law
Special Environments
- Hospitals
- Recreation Buildings
- Transportation
- Day Care Centers

Contributors
Over 70 experts in indoor environmental quality - engineers, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, chemists, health risk specialists, and microbiologists.

Editors
John D. Spengler, Ph.D. : Director of Environmental Engineering, Harvard University and Principal at Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. Dr. Spengler's expertise lies in health exposure and risk assessment of air pollution and the indoor and outdoor environments.

Jonathan M. Samet, M.D. : Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Samet is a pulmonary physician and epidemiologist and has focused his research on indoor and outdoor pollutants and on environmental risk assessment.

John F. McCarthy, Sc.D., C.I.H. : President, Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. Dr. McCarthy is an expert in the characterization and control of toxic air pollutants, building commissioning, and health and safety programs.

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