The services industry
20 The services industry George L. Delclos, Lea Ann Tullis and Arch I. Carson The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA 20.1 Introduction If one considers…
Day-care and schools
8 Day-care and schools Eva Rönmark and Greta Smedje Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden 8.1 Introduction Apart from homes, schools and day-care facilities are the most important indoor environments for children….
Wood and textile industries
17 Wood and textile industries Kjell Torén University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden 17.1 Wood industry 17.1.1 Description of the industry The term ‘wood industry’ is used to describe those industrial…
Indoor sports
11 Indoor sports Harman S. Paintal and Ware G. Kuschner Stanford University School of Medicine and United States Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, CA, USA 11.1…
Health effects of environmental exposures while in automobiles
10 Health effects of environmental exposures while in automobiles Madeline A. Dillon and David B. Peden University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 10.1 Environmental exposures in automobiles…
Secondhand smoke exposure and the health of hospitality workers
9 Secondhand smoke exposure and the health of hospitality workers Mark D. Eisner University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 9.1 Introduction Hospitality workers comprise persons who work in bars,…
Emissions related to cooking and heating
3 Emissions related to cooking and heating Debbie Jarvis Imperial College, London, UK 3.1 Introduction In most developed nations the majority of households cook and heat their homes with either…
Mites, pets, fungi and rare allergens
6 Mites, pets, fungi and rare allergens Frederic de Blay, Magdalena Posa, Gabrielle Pauli and Ashok Purohit Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France 6.1 Introduction Mites, pets, cockroaches and fungi are…
Building materials and furnishing
5 Building materials and furnishing Jouni J.K. Jaakkola1 and Reginald Quansah2 1University of Oulu, Finland and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 5.1 Introduction to building…
Cosmetics and personal care products in lung diseases
1 Cosmetics and personal care products in lung diseases Howard M. Kipen UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA 1.1 Introduction: historical context of cosmetics and respiratory illness Cosmetics…
