Environmental Health Indoor Exposures, Assessments and Interventions

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.The focus of this book is on unique exposures that occur indoors, typically, but not exclusively in residences, where recent advances have been made on identification of the pollutants in indoor environments, the health effects associated with indoor or personal exposures, or interventions that can be implemented by typical occupants to mitigate exposures. The book covers a wide selection of indoor exposures to chemical and biological pollutants, including lead, phthalates, flame retardants, mold, infectious diseases, traffic-related particulate, pesticides, PCBs, VOCs, and asthma triggers (ETS, mold, cat allergen). This book is unique in that very recent research is discussed in this rapidly expanding field.

Lead Exposure of U.S. Children from Residential Dust Teachers Working in PCB-Contaminated SchoolsFlame-Retardants’ Effect on Hormone Levels and Semen QualityBacterial and Fungal Microbial Biomarkers in House DustPollutants from Vehicle Exhaust Near HighwaysAsthma Triggers in Indoor AirHome Humidification and Influenza Virus SurvivalAirborne Exposure from Common Cleaning TasksPhthalate Monoesters from Personal Care ProductsPesticides in House Dust

Dr. Ted Myatt is the Director of the Partners Healthcare Institutional Biosafety Committee and Research Compliance Manager at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Myatt received his Doctorate of Science in environmental health from the Harvard School of Public Health, where is research focused on evaluating exposures to respiratory viruses. He also received a Masters degree in environmental management from the Nicholas School of Environment at Duke University. Additionally, Dr. Myatt is an Instructor of environmental science at Brandeis University and is a senior scientists with Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc., where he focuses on evaluating exposures to biohazardous agents. Dr. Joseph G. Allen is a senior scientist with Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc.. In Needham, Massachusetts and Group Manager for the Advanced Analytics and Building Science Division. He received his Doctorate of Science and Masters of Public Health degrees from Boston University. Dr. Allen concentrates his research on exposure science, statistical analysis of environmental and occupational data, and environmental epidemiology. He has directed community and occupational exposure assessments related to the broad class of environmental health topics, including persistent organic compounds, flame retardants, VOCs, heavy metals, air pollution, and infectious disease outbreaks.