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Document ID (ISN)65633
CIS number 95-2199
ISBN(s) 92-890-1277-3
Year 1989
Convention or series no. EURO Reports and Studies 111
Title Indoor air quality - Organic pollutants
Bibliographic information WHO Regional Office for Europe, Scherfigsvej 8, 2100 København Ø, Denmark, 1989. vi, 70p. 29 ref. Price: CHF 8.00.
Abstract Report of a Working Group on Indoor Air Quality: Organic Pollutants convened in Berlin, Germany, 23-27 August 1987. Topics covered: chemical characterization of indoor organic pollutants; estimation of population exposure distribution; characterization of health effects; sensory effects; sensory effects of mixtures; systemic toxic effects; genotoxicity and carcinogenicity; potential hazards of pesticides, nitrosamines, vinyl chloride, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and organic compounds from building materials and furnishings; maintaining and improving indoor air quality; conclusions and recommendations. Summaries in French, German and Russian.
Descriptors (primary) WHO; atmospheric pollution; organic compounds
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; mutagens; irritants; carcinogens; sampling and analysis; list of chemical substances; exposure evaluation; health hazards; TLV list; mixtures
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceWHO
Subject(s) Environmental pollution
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Environmental pollution
Air pollution