Most people spend most of their time indoors, and the poor quality of the indoor environment is a strong determinant of a variety of health problems. The princi

This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances con

Discusses pollution from tobacco smoke, radon and radon progeny, asbestos and other fibers, formaldehyde, indoor combustion, aeropathogens and allergens, consum

"The combination of scientific and institutional integrity represented by this book is unusual. It should be a model for future endeavors to help quantify envir

Microbial pollution is a key element of indoor air pollution. It is caused by hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi, in particular filamentous fungi (mould)