Indoor Air Quality - Tools for Schools Action Kit for Canadian Schools

Chapter 17: Further Readings

1. Indoor Air Quality - General

• "Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures", by the Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air. Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. 2000.
• "Indoor Air Quality Handbook", edited by John D. Spengler, John F. McCarthy and Jonathan M. Samet. McGraw-Hill. 2000.

2. Indoor Air Quality - Books, Surveys, Guides and Reviews

• "A Review of the Possible Health Effects of Odour: Issues for Public Health Consideration", by Robert Strang. Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. In: British Columbia Health and Disease Surveillance, Volume 6, Number 2; Feb. 28, 1997.
• "Bioaerosols Handbook", edited by Christopher S. Cox and Christopher M. Wathes. Boca Raton, Florida. CRC Press. 1995.
• "Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: A Guide to Recognition and Management", Federal Provincial Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health. Environmental Health Directorate. Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. 1995.
• "Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution: Time for Reassessment?", by C. Arden Pope III, David V. Bates and Mark E. Raizenne. In: Environmental Health Perspectives: Volume 103, Number 5, pages 472-480. May, 1995.
• "Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide", by Tedd Nathanson/the Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health; Working Group on Indoor Air Quality in the Office Environment. Minister of Supply and Services Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. 1993; Revised 1995.
• " IAQ for Schools: Managing Asthma in the School Environment", U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Indoor Environments Division. May, 2000. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/s chools/asthma/index.html
• "Strategy for Studying Air Quality in Office Buildings", by Nicole Goyer and Van Hiep Nguyen /Institut de Recherche en Santé et en Securité du Travail du Quebec. Laboratory Division. (IRRST). Montreal, Quebec. 1989.
• " About Your House" fact sheets by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Ottawa, Ontario. Visit their website at www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca.
• "The Healthy School Handbook: Conquering the Sick Building Syndrome and Other Environmental Hazards In and Around Your School", by Norma L. Miller (ed.). NEA Professional Library. National Education Association. Washington, D.C. 1995.

3. Indoor Air Quality - Secondhand Smoke

• "The Facts About Tobacco: Smoking and Indoor Air Quality", Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. Visit our website at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/second/fact-fait/air_e.html

4. Indoor Air Quality - Biological Contaminants

• "Bioaerosols: Assessment and Control", Janet Macher (ed). American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc. (ACGIH). Cincinnati, Ohio. 1999.
• "Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments: Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and Control", edited by B. Flannigan, R.A. Samson and J.D. Miller. Taylor and Francis. London. 2002.

5. Ventilation/Thermal Comfort

• "Air Cleaning Devices for HVAC Supply Systems in Schools", by Arthur Wheeler. December, 1992.
• Method of Testing Air-Cleaning Devices Used in General Ventilation for Removing Particulate Matter. ASHRAE Standard 52-76. 1976.
• Practices for Measurement, Testing, Adjusting and Balancing of Building Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems. ASHRAE Standard 111-1988.
• "Selecting HVAC Systems for Schools", by Arthur Wheeler and Walter Kunz, Jr. Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Business Services, School Facilities Branch, 200 West Baltimore Street. Baltimore, Maryland 21201. October, 1994.
• Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. ASHRAE Standard 62-1999.
• Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. ASHRAE Standard 55-1992.

6. Other Standards and Guidelines

• "Exposure Guidelines for Residential Indoor Air Quality", Health Canada/A Report of the Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health. Minister of Supply and Services Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. 1987; revised 1989.
• Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240-1634. 2002.
  www.acgih.org
• "Office Air: A Worker's Guide to Air Quality in Offices, Schools, and Hospitals", Health Canada/A Report of the Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health. Minister of Supply and Services Canada. Ottawa, Ontario. 1993; revised 1995.