[Indoor air quality: suggestions for risk assessment and medical surveillance]

G Ital Med Lav Ergon. 2004 Oct-Dec;26(4):416-28.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

This paper presents indications for investigations and health surveillance in indoor environments. The study of the indoor air quality consists of the following phases: acquisition of the necessary information about the indoor environment; sampling strategy and techniques; qualitative and quantitative analysis of contaminants such as particulate, CO2 and CO, NOx, volatile organic compounds, biological agents. The proposed health surveillance is articulated on four lines: periodical health surveillance, when already performed for other risks (e.g. VDT); specific clinical examinations in occasion of particular events; use of a questionnaire for the evaluation of comfort of the workers; health promotion. A team approach, with cooperation between technical and medical experts, is recommended both for periodical risk assessment and when it is necessary to solve specific indoor problems.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational / analysis
  • Air Pollution, Indoor / analysis
  • Air Pollution, Indoor / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Mineral Fibers / analysis
  • Occupational Health*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Mineral Fibers
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution