[Indoor pollution]
C Melino1, A Pasquarella, N A Lo Russo
1Istituto di Igiene, G. Sanarelli, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza.
Abstract:
The authors discuss problems associated with indoor atmospheric pollution including a large number of pollutants coming partly from outdoors and produced partly by internal sources. Passive tobacco smoke, radon decay products, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, asbestos fibers, microorganisms and allergens are the most important contaminants. Health risks associated with indoor air pollution require an overall strategy to control sources, dilute indoor contaminants and promulgate specific regulations.
Related Concept Videos
Precipitation Reactions
Definition and Measurement of Pressure: Atmospheric Pressure, Barometer, and Manometer
Le Chatelier's Principle: Changing Concentration
Transmission-based Precautions II: Airborne and Protective Environment
Airborne precautions:
Use airborne precautions when treating patients known or suspected to have diseases that spread through the air—for example, tuberculosis or measles. These organisms are present in smaller droplets expelled by an infected person and...
Other Factors Affecting Respiration Centers
However, the ability to hold one's breath voluntarily is not limitless. When the CO2 concentration in the blood reaches a critical level,...
Asthma-I: Introduction


