Indoor environment

Nowak, Dennis ; Rakete, Stefan und Suojalehto, Hille (2020): Indoor environment. In: Feary, Johanna; Suojalehto, Hille und Cullina, Paul (Hrsg.): Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease. European respiratory monograph, Bd. 35. Sheffied: European Respiratory Society. S. 317-334

Abstract

In industrialised countries, people spend most of their time indoors. Indoor air quality is related to various adverse health effects. Unpleasant humidity and temperature conditions are a frequent matter of dispute. Radon is the primary risk factor for lung cancer in never-smokers and the secondary risk factor in smokers. Dampness and mould are associated with asthma development and exacerbations. Airborne dust and allergens are prevalent in schools and kindergartens. Environmental tobacco smoke still causes premature death and disease in children and nonsmoking adults. Half of the world's population is exposed to health-threatening solid biomass fuel emissions. Sick building syndrome describes a broad range of nonspecific mucosal, skin, respiratory and other symptoms within a particular building, for which personal, individual and constructional factors are responsible. Laser printer emissions that lead to high concentrations of ultrafine particles may cause complaints, but serious adverse health effects have not yet been objectified. So-called aerotoxic syndrome is a heterogeneous condition, the underlying toxicological mechanisms of which are not yet fully understood. Finally, multiple chemical sensitivity is probably related to cognitive emotional problems and not caused by toxicological pathways.

• Dokumententyp: Buchbeitrag
• Fakultät: Medizin > Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits-, Sozial- und Umweltmedizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISBN: 978-1-84984-125-2
• Ort: Sheffied
• Sprache: Englisch