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Whether you have allergies or asthma, or you just want to avoid
exposures to indoor contaminants and allergens, this book will
teach you how to have a healthier home. In this thoroughly revised
edition of My House Is Killing Me! Jeffrey C. and Connie L. May
draw on the dramatic personal stories of their clients to help
readers understand the links between indoor environmental
conditions and human health. Explaining how air conditioning,
finished basements, and other home features affect indoor air
quality, the authors offer a step-by-step approach to identifying,
controlling, and even eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants
and allergens. This new edition includes * more than 60 color
photographs * expanded coverage on the dangers posed by volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) produced by such common items as paint,
carpet, and household cleaning products * up-to-date information on
the potential risks of installing spray polyurethane foam (SPF)
insulation * completely new case studies of people who improved
their indoor air quality by following the authors' advice *
brand-new chapters, including " 'Trojan Horse' Allergens," "The
Three Ps-Pets, Pests, and People," "Indoor Air Quality in
Multi-Unit Buildings," and "Testing and Remediation." Reading My
House Is Killing Me! lets you see your house the way an expert
would. Along with offering a wealth of practical advice and proven
solutions for various problems, the Mays include a glossary of
terms and a list of valuable resources. This book is a must for all
home occupants as well as perfect for those contemplating moving to
or purchasing a property.
Whether you have allergies or asthma, or you just want to avoid
exposures to indoor contaminants and allergens, this book will
teach you how to have a healthier home. In this thoroughly revised
edition of My House Is Killing Me! Jeffrey C. and Connie L. May
draw on the dramatic personal stories of their clients to help
readers understand the links between indoor environmental
conditions and human health. Explaining how air conditioning,
finished basements, and other home features affect indoor air
quality, the authors offer a step-by-step approach to identifying,
controlling, and even eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants
and allergens. This new edition includes * more than 60 color
photographs * expanded coverage on the dangers posed by volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) produced by such common items as paint,
carpet, and household cleaning products * up-to-date information on
the potential risks of installing spray polyurethane foam (SPF)
insulation * completely new case studies of people who improved
their indoor air quality by following the authors' advice *
brand-new chapters, including " 'Trojan Horse' Allergens," "The
Three Ps-Pets, Pests, and People," "Indoor Air Quality in
Multi-Unit Buildings," and "Testing and Remediation." Reading My
House Is Killing Me! lets you see your house the way an expert
would. Along with offering a wealth of practical advice and proven
solutions for various problems, the Mays include a glossary of
terms and a list of valuable resources. This book is a must for all
home occupants as well as perfect for those contemplating moving to
or purchasing a property.
During the last two decades, outdoor air pollution has decreased in
the United States and in many other industrial nations. But many
hazardous pollutants have been found in offices, cars, homes, and
hospitals. Outbreaks of illness related to the noninjdustrial work
environment have been reported with increasing frequency. And
"sick-building," or "tight-building," syndrome has been recognized
as a new and serious threat to public health. Indoor Air Pollution:
A Health Perspective outlines current research on the subject and
examines effotrs to regulate the quality of indoor air.
Contributors-including epidemiologists, clinicians, risk assessorsm
experts in air monitoring, microbiologies, and engineers-discuss
methodologies used in measuring exposures to pollution, strategies
for imporving indoor air quality, and other issues. They also
assess the health effects of specific pollutants: tobacco smoke,
carbon monoxide, wood smoke, nitrogen dioxide, biological agents,
formaldehyde, and radon.
Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and
local authorities across the world to regulate, among other things,
the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence, cigarette smoke,
and aerosols. This legislation has often followed dramatic findings
about the impact of pollution on human health. At the same time
there have been significant developments in our ability to detect
and quantify pollutants and a proliferation of urban and rural air
pollution networks to monitor levels of atmospheric
contamination.
Air Pollution and Health is the first fully comprehensive and
current account of air pollution science and it impact on human
health. It ranges in scope from meteorology, atmospheric chemistry,
and particle physics to the causes and scope of allergic reactions
and respiratory, cardiovascular, and related disorders. The book
has substantial international coverage and includes sections on
cost implications, risk assessment, regulation, standards, and
information networks. The multidisciplinary approach and the wide
range of issues covered makes this an essential book for all
concerned with monitoring and regulating air pollution as well as
those concerned with its impact on human health.
Key Features
* Only comprehensive text covering all the important air pollutants
and relating these to human health and regulatory bodies
* Brings together a wide range of issues concerning air pollution
in an easily accessible format
* Contributions from government agencies in the US and UK provide
information on public policy and resource networks in the areas of
health promotion and environmental protection
The United States has long recognized and honored the service and
sacrifices of its military and veterans. Veterans who have been
injured by their service (whether their injury appears during
service or afterwards) are owed appropriate health care and
disability compensation. For some medical conditions that develop
after military service, the scientific information needed to
connect the health conditions to the circumstances of service may
be incomplete. When information is incomplete, Congress or the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may need to make a
"presumption" of service connection so that a group of veterans can
be appropriately compensated. The missing information may be about
the specific exposures of the veterans, or there may be incomplete
scientific evidence as to whether an exposure during service causes
the health condition of concern. For example, when the exposures of
military personnel in Vietnam to Agent Orange could not be clearly
documented, a presumption was established that all those who set
foot on Vietnam soil were exposed to Agent Orange. The Institute of
Medicine (IOM) Committee was charged with reviewing and describing
how presumptions have been made in the past and, if needed, to make
recommendations for an improved scientific framework that could be
used in the future for determining if a presumption should be made.
The Committee was asked to consider and describe the processes of
all participants in the current presumptive disability
decision-making process for veterans. The Committee was not asked
to offer an opinion about past presumptive decisions or to suggest
specific future presumptions. The Committee heard from a range of
groups that figure into this decision-making process, including
past and present staffers from Congress, the VA, the IOM, veterans
service organizations, and individual veterans. The Department of
Defense (DoD) briefed the Committee about its current activities
and plans to better track the exposures and health conditions of
military personnel. The Committee further documented the current
process by developing case studies around exposures and health
conditions for which presumptions had been made. Improving the
Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process for Veterans
explains recommendations made by the committee general methods by
which scientists, as well as government and other organizations,
evaluate scientific evidence in order to determine if a specific
exposure causes a health condition. Table of Contents Front Matter
General Summary Summary 1 Introduction 2 A Brief History of
Presumptive Disability Decisions for Veterans 3 The Presumptive
Disability Decision-Making Process 4 Legislative Background on
Presumptions 5 Case Studies Summary Chapter 6 Establishing an
Evidence-Based Framework 7 Scientific Evidence for Causation in the
Population 8 Synthesizing the Evidence for Causation 9 Applying
Population-Based Results to Individuals: From Observational Studies
to Personal Compensation 10 Health and Exposure Data Infrastructure
to Improve the Scientific Basis of Presumptions 11 Governmental
Classification and Secrecy 12 The Way Forward 13 Recommendations
Appendix A: Statement of the Veterans' Disability Benefits
Commission to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the
Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process, May 31, 2006
Appendix B: Committee on Evaluation of the Presumptive Disability
Decision-Making Process for Veterans Open Session Meeting Agendas
Appendix C: Glossary Title Page Appendix D: Historical Background
Appendix E: Arguments Favoring and Opposing Presumptions Appendix
F: Tables: Summary of Presumptive Disability Decision-Making
Legislative History Appendix G: VA's White Paper on the Presumptive
Disability Decision-Making Process Appendix H: IOM's Statements of
Task and Conclusions for Agent Orange and Gulf War Reports Appendix
I: Case Studies Appendix J: Causation and Statistical Causal
Methods Appendix K: Sources of Health and Exposure Data for
Veterans Appendix L: Additional Classification and Secrecy
Information Appendix M: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members,
Consultants, and Staff
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