Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, April 24, 1987, Volume 4 |
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Page 101 - The purposes of this title are (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population...
Page 101 - ... (3) that the prevention and control of air pollution at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution.
Page 44 - EPA laws such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) have the clear potential in certain circumstances to ban substances that are of particular danger.
Page 92 - The populations considered sensitive to outdoor air pollution are also the same populations considered sensitive to indoor air pollution—infants and young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with pre-existing chronic illnesses, such as lung or heart disease. The effects are complex and manifestations of these effects may range from the most obvious, such as eye irritation, to the various disease states. The effects may occur quickly upon exposure or become apparent only after delays...
Page 92 - Biological aerosols, including aero-allergens, which are plant or animal materials, capable of sensitizing some individuals and producing allergic reactions. These aero-pathogens include bacteria, viruses, and fungal spores. • Formaldehyde, an irritating and probably carcinogenic gas emitted from several types of consumer products such as particle board, plywood, insulation, and fabrics.
Page 104 - The purpose of sections 144.411 to 144.417 is to protect the public health, comfort and environment by prohibiting smoking in public places and at public meetings except in designated smoking areas . Section 3.
Page 69 - ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND 1616 P Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 387-3500 April 29.
Page 56 - This will typically involve use of a computermodeling program to analyze the overall performance of the building in a given climate.
Page 57 - Chairman Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut JOSE L.
Page 92 - As with outdoor air pollution, the lung is both the portal of entry and primary site of injury when exposed to indoor air pollution.