Physiological and toxicological considerations
| Autor: | Pekka Saarinen, Pertti Pasanen, Sirkka Rissanen, Jonathan W. Kaufman, Larry G. Berglund, Jaana Rysä, Risto O. Juvonen, Kai Savolainen, Pentti Kalliokoski, Päivi Piirilä, Kirsi Jussila, Ulf Landström, Matti Viluksela |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
Architectural engineering 0303 health sciences business.industry Thermal comfort Human physiology 010501 environmental sciences complex mixtures 01 natural sciences Financial health law.invention Human health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Ventilation (architecture) 030212 general & internal medicine business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences 030304 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook ISBN: 9780122896767 Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-12-816780-9.00005-8 |
| Popis: | This chapter introduces fundamentals of human physiology and health requirements relevant to the control of indoor environment within industrial buildings. Humans seek and want thermal comfort, even at work in industrial settings. Thus, thermal comfort is clearly desirable and important to the wellbeing and productivity, and thereby the financial health, of industry. An understanding of the principles of thermal comfort and discomfort can help guide a designer's efforts in creating and operating industrial environments that are both energy-efficient and thermally acceptable to the occupants. Industrial environments expose individuals to a plethora of airborne chemical compounds in the form of vapors, aerosols, or biphasic mixtures of both. Inhaling potentially noxious airborne mixtures exposes respiratory tissue and the supporting vasculature to disease and injury. Consequently, understanding the relationship between industrial ventilation and human health requires knowledge of how the respiratory tract interacts with the surrounding environment. Ventilation engineers and occupational hygienists must be aware of the risks of chemicals with a high acute toxicity. Noise generated from ventilation systems can constitute a big problem, particularly in environments where other ambient noise is low. There is a pronounced need to take more effective measures against this type of noise. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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