ASHRAE F10-2009 (I-P)

Indoor environmental health comprises those aspects of human health and disease that are determined by factors in the indoor environment. It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing and controlling factors in the indoor environment that can potentially affect health. The practice of indoor environmental health requires consideration of chemical, biological, physical and ergonomic hazards. This chapter is introductory in nature, and indoor environmental health is a very broad and dynamic field. Thus, descriptions of potential hazards (and especially their controls) presented are not a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review. Additional detail is available on many important topics in other ASHRAE Handbook chapters, including

Chapter 9, Thermal Comfort, of this volume Chapter 11, Air Contaminants, of this volume Chapter 12, Odors, of this volume Chapter 16, Ventilation and Infiltration, of this volume Chapter 28, Air Cleaners for Particulate Contaminants, of the 2008 ASHRAE HandbookHVAC Systems and Equipment Chapter 29, Ventilation of the Industrial Environment, of the 2007 ASHRAE HandbookHVAC Applications Chapter 45, Control of Gaseous Indoor Air Contaminants, of the 2007 ASHRAE HandbookHVAC Applications
Chapter Table of Contents
Background
Descriptions of Selected Health Sciences
Hazard Recognition, Analysis, and Control
AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
Particles
Gaseous Contaminants
PHYSICAL AGENTS
Thermal Environment
Electrical Hazards
Mechanical Energies
Electromagnetic Radiation
Ergonomics
ISBN: 978-1-933742-54-0
ISSN: 1523-7222
Units: I-P
Citation: 2009 ASHRAE Handbook -- Fundamentals: Chapter 10, Indoor Environmental Health



Product Code(s): D-F102009IP

Chapter Table of Contents

Background
Descriptions of Selected Health Sciences
Hazard Recognition, Analysis, and Control
AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
Particles
Gaseous Contaminants
PHYSICAL AGENTS
Thermal Environment
Electrical Hazards
Mechanical Energies
Electromagnetic Radiation
Ergonomics