May My Office Is Killing Me!

The Sick Building Survival Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8018-8879-3
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Bacteria and mold may lurk undetected in carpets or in the heating or cooling system of your office or school. When inhaled, the by-products of these organisms can cause allergy and asthma symptoms. Chemical vapors emitted by office furniture and equipment may also foul the air we breathe indoors, causing headaches, eye irritation, or other symptoms.

Here the author of the best-selling My House Is Killing Me! and co-author of The Mold Survival Guide turns his attention to indoor air quality in public buildings. Blending his extensive professional experience with scientific explanations, May helps us see these buildings through the eyes of a building scientist, microscopist, and organic chemist. He offers a step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor air pollutants and allergens.

Whether it's a case of mold in an elementary school or inadequate ventilation in a high-rise office building, this valuable guide can help people cope when the air they breathe indoors is making them sick.

Autoren/Hrsg.

May, Jeffrey C.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Basics
1. Poor Indoor Air Quality: A Health Concern
2. Shelter in the Storm
3. Diseased Decor
4. A Sea of Air
5. Gases in the Sea of Air
6. Particles in the Sea of Air
7. Menace in the Mechanicals
Part II: Daily Life
8. Schools: Our Children, Our Future
9. Nine to Five: Where We Work
10. Infirm Infirmaries and Coughing Courthouses
11. Retail Spaces: Shop Till You Drop
12. Before Nine and After Five: Recreation and Travel
Part III: The Final Test: Grading the Air
13. Do It Yourself
14. Call in a Professional
15. More Data for Techies
Conclusion
Resource Guide
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

May, Jeffrey C.
Jeffrey C. May is a building consultant, indoor air-quality (IAQ) professional, and the principal scientist of May Indoor Air Investigations LLC in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. He has conducted thousands of indoor environmental investigations including in homes, offices, and schools, and has personally analyzed over 40,000 air and dust samples. Widely published, May lectures nationally on IAQ topics.

Jeffrey C. May is a building consultant, indoor air-quality professional, and the principal scientist of May Indoor Air Investigations LLC in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has conducted indoor environmental investigations in thousands of buildings, including offices, schools, and homes; and he has personally analyzed over 20,000 air and dust samples. Widely published, May frequently lectures nationally about indoor air quality.