Share:

Category Books

Indoor Pollution » (1st ed)

Book cover image of Indoor Pollution by Steve Coffel

Authors: Steve Coffel, Karyn Feiden
ISBN-13: 9780449904763, ISBN-10: 0449904768
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: January 1991
Edition: 1st ed

Author Biography: Steve Coffel

Book Synopsis

Indoor pollution is the nation's #1 hidden health threat. Most Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, and the increasing use of synthetic building materials and heavier insulation poses real danger to health and safety. This essential book takes a comprehensive look at indoor air and water contamination, pinpointing the sources and offering concrete, practical and affordable methods to clean up indoor health hazards.

1	An Overview	3
	What Causes Indoor Pollution?	5
	What Are the Health Effects?	11
	Cigarette Smoking and Indoor Pollution	14
	Using This Book	15
Part I	At Home	19
2	The By-Products of an Industrial Age: Asbestos, Formaldehyde, and Volatile Organic Compounds	21
	Asbestos	21
	Formaldehyde	28
	Volatile Organic Compounds	35
3	The Perils of Nature: Radon and Biological Agents	47
	Radon	47
	Biological Agents	65
4	The Fire Within: Combustion Contaminants	75
	Carbon Monoxide	75
	Nitrogen Oxides	78
	Respirable Suspended Particulates	79
	Testing for Combustion By-Products	83
	Eliminating Combustion By-Products	85
5	A Proper Airing: The Science of Ventilation	89
	Natural Ventilation	89
	Mechanical Ventilation	94
	Air Purifiers	107
	The House of the Future	111
6	Not a Drop to Drink: Keeping Your Water Safe	114
	There's No Escaping the Hazards	114
	Surface Water and Its Contaminants	115
	Polluted Groundwater	120
	Contamination in the Treatment and Distribution Process	125
	The Contaminants	133
	Solutions: How to Clean Up Your Drinking Water	138
Part II	At Work	149
7	On the Job: Is Your Office Making You Sick?	151
	What Is a Sick Building?	154
	Ventilation Systems: A Tool for Good or Evil?	155
	Chemical Contamination	165
	Biological Contamination	169
	A Word About Asbestos	170
	Other Public Spaces	172
8	A New Way to Work: Steps Toward a Healthier Office	176
	Assessing the Problem	177
	Implementing Solutions	187
	Restricting Smoking at the Workplace	193
	Employer Liability: A Growing Pressure for Change	196
Part III	Public Policy	199
9	Private Lives, Public Responsibility: Forging Alliances for a Common Goal	201
	Recommendations: The Public Sector	204
	Recommendations: The Private Sector	213
	Good Public Policy: An Alternative to Litigation	218
	Appendix	221
	Federal Air and Water Legislation	221
	Organizations Involved with Indoor Pollution	225
	Sample Letter to a Legislator	239
	Testing Equipment and Laboratories	241
	Sources of Supply	246
	Glossary	253
	Bibliography	258
	Checklist to Finding Pollution Problems	268
	Index	273

Subjects

« Previous Book Soil and Water Contamination: From Molecular to Catchment Scale

Next Book » Effective Cross-Border Monitoring Systems For Waterborne Microbial Pathogens

Category Books

Indoor Pollution » (1st ed)

Author Biography: Steve Coffel

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Subjects