A Review of Indoor Air Pollution and Health Problems from the Viewpoint of Environmental Hygiene: Focusing on the Studies of Indoor Air Environment in Japan Compared to Those of Foreign Countries
| Autor: | Keiko Minamoto, Kosuke Noda, Osamu Matsushita, Yukari Noguchi, Atsushi Ueda, Kunio Hara, Koichi Harada, Chan Nian Wei, Asako Hasegawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Public health Air pollution Toxicology medicine.disease_cause Idiopathic environmental intolerance Sick building syndrome Indoor air quality Environmental health medicine Environmental hygiene Business Welfare Air quality index media_common |
| Zdroj: | JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE. 56:488-501 |
| ISSN: | 1347-5207 1344-9702 |
| Popis: | Excessive indoor air pollution can cause sick building syndrome (SBS), cases of which still occur in Japanese homes despite strict regulations on the value of indoor chemical substances established by the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare. Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI), so-called multi-chemical sensitivity (MCS) has become another issue because it is caused by an extreme low concentration of chemical substances. These problems are discussed from the viewpoint of environmental hygiene in the present study. First, indoor air quality and its adverse effect on health is reviewed according to the history of sick buildings. Next, the factors concerning indoor air quality are indicated, and then measures to combat these problems are considered to improve the indoor environment. No ideal solution has been found: however, we summarize important knowledge on research to regain patient health as a result SBS and MCS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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