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Categories of adverse health effects from indoor air pollution.

Author(s) : WEETMAN D. F., MUNBY J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A new classification of the adverse effects on health of indoor air pollution is proposed: this includes "comfort" responses, such as sick building syndrome; acute biological effects, including allergies and microbiological infections; acute chemical effects, the nature of which depends upon the specific intoxicant, and perceived chronic grave risk, including cancer causation. The magnitude of risk in this latter category is imprecise, because its measurement involves the technique of quantitative risk assessment.

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  • Original title: Categories of adverse health effects from indoor air pollution.
  • Record ID : 1995-3142
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Indoor Environ. - vol. 3 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1994/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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