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Priorities for research in the field of indoor air pollution.

Author(s) : ROE F. J. C.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In wealthy Western countries with temperate climates, exposure to the allergenic faeces of bed mites is the most serious and wide-spread health problem. In cities in developing countries with hot climates, the mixing of indoor air with outdoor air polluted by traffic and industrial fumes is usually the most serious single problem. By contrast, in poor cold locations, exposure to carbon monoxide and heating and cooking fumes in poorly ventilated or wholly unventilated dwellings comes to the top of the problem list. Further research on sick building syndrome, radon, formaldehyde, fibrous dusts and environmental tobacco smoke merits little priority in relation to the most serious indoor air quality problems found in developing countries.

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  • Original title: Priorities for research in the field of indoor air pollution.
  • Record ID : 1995-3141
  • 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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