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Examines problems such as microbial contamination, building design, ventilation systems and psychological effects.It uses a multi-disciplined approach in examining the causes and effects of the interactions between occupants and non-industrial environments. The text also provides the reader with a tool for diagnosing IAQ problems and effectively reducing them. ... Read more

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A good guide
This is an easy read and a good guide to the indoor environment and how it effects a building's occupants.The book includes a helpful section on pro-active prevention steps.

An Important Book
This book is a comprehensive guide that would be useful forprofessionalswho are concerned with the indoor environment.This might include buildingengineers and managers, architects, health-care pratitioners and others.Ialso think that lay people who work in large office buildings would findthis book of interest. ... Read more

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* Tackles the complex environmental issue of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for industrial hygienists, HVAC engineers, architects and anyone else concerned with the air quality of interiors
* Infused with charts, tables, and all the major formulas and calculations necessary to monitor and characterize a particular environment
* Includes all relevant codes, standards and guidelines ... Read more

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Includes just about everything you need to know.
This book includes just about everything that you would need to know about Indoor Air Quality and the anaylsis of it.It's a really big book and to date I don't believe there is another book that can compare to the scope and detail that this book supplies.If you're looking for a general review of the subject, this is not the book for you. If you're in that business and you really need to know your stuff, then this book is the one to buy. ... Read more

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Finding solutions to indoor air quality problems is often a complex, multifaceted endeavor. This practical desk reference serve as a guide and information resource – both on treating existing indoor air problems effectively – and on preventing costly IAQ problems from occurring in the first place. A single discipline approach unfortunately tends to narrow both the control and the treatments options. This book cuts across professions to offer those concerned with the total facility a broader, more comprehensive approach to managing indoor air quality and mitigating indoor air quality problems. The third edition is extensively updated and edited in response to the rapid pace of changes and advances in the IAQ industry. ... Read more

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A must have for any professional in IAQ
I am a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant and a board member of the American Indoor Air Quality Council. I have this book in my library.

It's a technical read. Probably not recommended for the average consumer. A must have for the professional. You might think you know everything in this book. You probably do. But the diagrams, charts and discussions on how to investigate building related health complaints make a great reference.

Dan Stih, author, Healthy Living Spaces: Top 10 Hazards Affecting Your Health
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Indoor air quality has been much debated and feared in recent years. This guide provides a comprehensive account of hazards, sources and solutions. The text covers each area of the mechanical system, providing an effective understanding of pollutants, source control, ventilation moisture, maintenance and other key factors in protecting indoor air quality. Included are case studies, HVAC glossary and helpful directories. ... Read more

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Learn how duct systems can spread contaminants and why outside air intakes are important. You need to know how airflow affects a space and how the occupants' attitudes can make an HVAC system seem bad. IAQ is important to any HVAC worker. ... Read more

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Indoor Air Quality: Sampling Methodologies provides environmental professionals and industrial hygienists with the latest information available in "indoor air quality sampling." In most instances, there are no established government protocols. In this book, the author presents prominent contributions and discusses the practical concerns that determine which sampling approach is best for a given situation.The author defines and clarifies indoor air quality and its historic background. She presents a diagnostic approach to addressing health concerns, brief overview of air handling systems, observations to be made regarding indoor activities, information regarding air emissions from other buildings, and a discussion of individual susceptibilities to various substances. The book covers sampling strategies, sampling/analytical protocols, suggested uses for these protocols, and a means for interpreting results. A one-of-a-kind, practical guide for assessing indoor air quality, this book gives you step-by-step instructions for all sampling tasks and includes background information, occurrence and uses of contaminants, exposure and diagnostic sampling and analytical protocols, and helpful hints based on the author's observations and experience. It shows you how to develop a theory and follow it through to identification of unknown air contaminants. The book contains more than 150 charts, tables, photographs, and drawings and includes an extensive glossary and symptoms index. No other book offers you the concise, in-depth, and practicalcoverage you will find in Indoor Air Quality: Sampling Methodologies. ... Read more

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A comprehensive guide to residential ventilation systems

Ventilation is a critical component for building durability and occupant health. Residential Ventilation Handbook gives you the information you need to select and install the appropriate ventilation system for any home. This practical resource covers the latest codes and standards, including the International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Residential Code (IRC), and ASHRAE-62-2 ("Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings") requirements, as well as green building guidelines. Ideal as an on-the-job reference and troubleshooting manual, this is an essential guide for novices and experienced contractors alike.

Residential Ventilation Handbook covers:

• Basic applications, airflow, and sizing guidelines
• System design, installation details, and sound considerations
• Effects of house pressures
• Passive inlets, outlets, transfer grilles, and makeup air
• Verification of performance, testing, troubleshooting, service, and maintenance 
• Costs of ventilation, including first costs and life-cycle costs
• Code and program requirements
• Fan types and applications
• Ventilation for cooling and special applications
• Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, filters, and ventilation accessories
• Indoor air/environmental quality concerns

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This timely guidecovers the various types of indoor air pollutionposing serious health risk to humans anddemonstrates today's most effective methods forcontrolling the quality of indoor air. KEYTOPICS: It covers: risk assessment ... organicand inorganic pollutants ... heavy metals ...respirable particulates ... bioaerosols ... radon... absorption applications ... and adsorptionmethods. An ideal reference formechanical, chemical, and environmentalengineers.

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The updated edition of this popular guide covers basic concepts and details various approaches to the identification and assessment of indoor air contaminants that contribute to building-related illness in commercial buildings, institutions, and residences. Included are newly added topics focusing on less common concerns in indoor air quality such as psychological and building comfort factors and approaches to assessing air movement within buildings. Expanded appendices and three new chapters provide the reader with 30 percent new material, including the most recent approaches to indoor air quality as well as more inclusive information to further address quality problems.

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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE FOUND THAT THE AIR PEOPLE BREATHE IN THEIR HOMES IS LIKELY TO BE TWO TO FIVE TIMES MORE POLLUTED THAN THE AIR THEY INHALE OUTSIDE. INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IS RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS TO OUR HEALTH. How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Health and what you can do about it- provides in-depth information on the effects to our health of the many pollutants in the home and how we can eradicate them and breathe clean, fresh air.

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Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Systems is a practical guide for understanding the relationship between the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of HVAC systems and achieving indoor air quality (IAQ).The book describes the individual components of HVAC systems and the role each plays in maintaining good indoor air quality. It also identifies the techniques available for evaluating the performance characteristics of ventilation systems (including the use of carbon dioxide monitors and sulfur hexafluoride tracer testing equipment). Other topics discussed include the determination of pathways of air movement through buildings and understanding pressure relationships, ventilation effectiveness, and efficiency. The book concludes with an overview of sources of air contaminants to be concerned about when performing an IAQ evaluation. Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Systemsprovides critical information for industrial hygienists, HVAC contractors and engineers, and building owners and managers. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Indoor Air Quality," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Indoor Air Quality in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Indoor Air Quality when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Indoor Air Quality, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Breathe Free or Die: The Layman's Guide to MOLD and Other Indoor Air Quality Problems is a straightforward presentation of the subject of indoor air quality.It was written with the intention that virtually anyone should be able to comprehend and walk away with the ability to think with the information.Mr. Huff even answers the key question of why mold exposure has become a worsening problem over several decades.Although much of the focus is on the subject of mold, basic data on the most common problems with indoor air are presented as well.For instance, a complete chapter deals with the necessity to provide sufficient outside air to a building.The author is one of the first in this field to strongly encourage providing outside air through the ventilation system in homes.Sufficient outside air is mandated for most commercial buildings, but there is generally no such requirement for residences.With many insurance companies dropping or limiting coverage for mold damage and other liabilities, the need for education in the basics of this subject has become more crucial.Some of the more controversial subjects in the field are also addressed, including Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) and secondhand smoke. ... Read more

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Air Sampling Instrument Selection Guide: Indoor Air Quality:This handy guide offers the information you need to select the appropriate air sampling instruments for indoor air quality (IAQ) investigations. Prepared by the ACGIH® Air Sampling Instruments Committee, this special selection guide cover measurements for carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, formaldehyde, ozone, particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and bioaerosols.

A brief overview of the constituent is followed by tables listing available instruments and their capabilities. A complete list of manufacturers is also included. The selection guide is based on and an adjunct to the Air Sampling Instruments Manual, 8th Ed. ... Read more

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Understanding Indoor Air Quality presents a comprehensive examination of indoor air pollution that addresses the scope, origins, social context, and human health consequences of this emerging public health issue. Topics including the history, social context, and point sources of pollutants and their subsequent consequences are discussed. New and practical approaches for the diagnosis of indoor air quality problems are also addressed. The book's extensive coverage of indoor air pollution makes it essential for physicians, nurses, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, building owners and managers, office managers and workers, as well as others concerned with this problem. ... Read more