Indoor air quality : the latest sampling and analytical methods

In the new millennium, indoor air quality methodologies have expanded, evolved, and morphed. This book addresses the old and the new. The focus is shifting from a knee-jerk to a more proactive response. Although indoor air quality in older buildings will continue to present old challenges, new const...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Hess-Kosa, Kathleen
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781439826669
1439826668
9781523108060
1523108061
9781439826652
143982665X
Physical Description1 online resource (xix, 377 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Sect. I. The Starting Line. Historic Overview
  • Investigation Plan
  • The Hypothesis
  • Sect. II. Omnipresent Bioaerosols. Pollen and Spore Allergens
  • Viable Microbial Allergens
  • Pathogenic Microbes
  • Toxigenic Microbes
  • Sect. III. Chemical Unknowns and Gases. Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Mold Volatile Organic Compounds and Mold Detection
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Formaldehyde
  • Product Emissions
  • Sect. IV. Identification of Dusts. Forensics of Dust
  • Animal Allergenic Dust
  • Sect. V. Building Systems and Materials. HVAC Systems
  • Sewage Systems and Sewer Gases
  • Tainted Chinese Drywall
  • Green Buildings.