Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities

This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Positing good air quality as critical to patient and staff well-being, it identifies disease-carrying microbes, pollutants,...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Capolongo, Stefano (Editor), Settimo, Gaetano (Editor), Gola, Marco (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesSpringerBriefs in Public Health,
Subjects
Medicine.
Health promotion.
Practice of medicine.
Environmental health.
Air pollution.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319491608
ISSN2192-3698
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-49160-8
Physical DescriptionXVII, 132 p. 10 illus., 8 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: Improving the Hospital's Indoor Air Quality
  • Indoor Air Quality in Healing Environments: Impacts of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Environmental Factors on Users
  • Existing Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: The Case Study of Hospital Environments
  • Applications of IAQ Monitoring in International Healthcare Systems
  • Hospital Environments and Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Analysis of Microorganisms in Hospital Environments and Potential Risks
  • Legionella Indoor Air Contamination in Healthcare Environments
  • Environmentally Friendly and Low-Emissivity Construction Materials and Furniture
  • HVAC System Design in Healthcare Facilities and Control of Aerosol Contaminants: Issues, Tools, and Experiments
  • HVAC Management in Health Facilities
  • Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Inpatient Wards
  • Perspectives of Air Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: Conclusions
  • Index.

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