Damp indoor spaces and health
By: Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Indoor air pollution -- Health aspects; Dampness in buildings -- Health aspects; Air -- Microbiology -- Health aspects; Housing and health
Description: "Damp Indoor Spaces and Health covers a broad range of topics. The book not only examines the relationship between damp or moldy indoor environments and adverse health outcomes, but discusses how and where buildings get wet, how dampness influences microbial growth and chemical emissions, the ways to prevent and remediate dampness, and the elements of a public health response to the issues. A comprehensive literature review finds sufficient evidence of an association between damp indoor environments and some upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, wheezing, and asthma symptoms in sensitized persons. This book will be of interest to a wide-ranging audience of science health, engineering and building professionals, government officials, and members of the public."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

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Table of contents: title: Background and methodologic considerations; title: Damp buildings; title: Exposure assessment; title: Toxic effects of fungi and bacteria; title: Human health effects associated with exposure to damp buildings; title: Prevention and remediation; title: The public health response