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Indoor air quality : the latest sampling and analytical methods /

"This is a practical, user-friendly guide to the identification and assessment of indoor air contaminants that contribute to buildingrelated illness in commercial buildings, institutions, and residences. The third edition covers basic concepts and details various approaches and up-to-date analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hess-Kosa, Kathleen
Format: Printed Book
Published: Boca Raton CRC 2019
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Background
  • Historic overview
  • Investigation plan
  • The hypothesis
  • Bioaersols
  • Pollen and spore allergens
  • Viable microbial allergens
  • Pathogenic microbes
  • Toxigenic microbes
  • Chemicals and gases
  • Volatile organic compounds
  • Microbial volatile organic compounds and mold detection
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Ozone
  • Formaldehyde
  • Product emissions
  • Dust and particulates
  • Forensics of environmental dust
  • Animal allergenic dust
  • Building systems and materials
  • Hvac systems
  • Waste and sewage system noxious and toxic gases
  • Tainted chinese drywall
  • Green buildings.