Address: | "Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0272-5231 (Print) 0272-5231 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "This article summarizes the health effects of indoor air pollutants and the modalities available to control them. The pollutants discussed include active and passive exposure to tobacco smoke; combustion products of carbon monoxide; nitrogen dioxide; products of biofuels, including wood and coal; biologic agents leading to immune responses, such as house dust mites, cockroaches, fungi, animal dander, and urine; biologic agents associated with infection such as Legionella and tuberculosis; formaldehyde; and volatile organic compounds. An approach to assessing building-related illness and 'tight building' syndrome is presented. Finally, the article reviews recent data on hospital-related asthma and exposures to potential respiratory hazards such as antineoplastic agents, anesthetic gases, and ethylene oxide" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/adverse effects/analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/*adverse effects/*analysis/prevention & control Allergens/analysis Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic/chemically induced/diagnosis Asthma/chemically induced/diagnosis Carbon Monoxide/adverse effect;" |
Notes: | "MedlineGold, D R eng Review 1992/06/01 Clin Chest Med. 1992 Jun; 13(2):215-29" |