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Indoor Air Quality
Chen-Yu Cheng, Ph.D., P.E.
Overview
In modern life, people spend
more and more of their time indoors - home, office, cars, and airplanes. A lot of
us even exercise indoors. Unfortunately, we've rarely thought about indoor
air quality (IAQ) and its health effects, until recently. Sick Building Syndrome
and Building Related Illness are related to poor indoor air quality and other
indoor environmental factors. More and more manufacturers are selling air
cleaners to home owners to ease asthma and allergy attacks. Are they
effective? What are the IAQ problems and what are the possible solutions? This
course will provide answers to these questions.
This course is intended to
provide a basic introduction for professionals in the IAQ related professions.
The course material is based on the booklet “The Inside Story – A Guide to
Indoor Air Quality” published by the EPA. The topics include IAQ pollution
sources, pollutant types, their health effects, and how to improve air quality.
The course also addresses how to respond when you suspect an indoor air
quality problem in your home or office and what you should do when building a
new home. The booklet is very informative and provides links to other
information sources.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of seventeen (17) questions
at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Causes of indoor air
pollution
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Identifying indoor air
quality problems and measuring pollutant levels
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Strategies for controlling
air quality problems, including source control, ventilation improvements and
air cleaners
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Major indoor air
pollutants, including radon, environmental tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide,
pesticides, and asbestos
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Source specific controls
for each major indoor air pollutant
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Office indoor air quality
problems, including "sick building syndrome"
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Sources of office air
pollution, including ventilation systems
Course
Click on the following PDF attachment and review the document
"The Inside Story
– A Guide to Indoor Air Quality" prior to taking a
quiz for credit.
"The
Inside Story"- PDF version (120KB)
"The
Inside Story" - Web page
Having Trouble Downloading the PDF File?
Right click on the link. Select "Save Target As..."
Then save on your desktop. To view the file, double click the icon on your
desktop and return to this page to take the quiz.
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Click on the link below to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader.
To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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Related Books
Indoor Environmental Quality
Indoor Air Quality Handbook
Risk Assessment and Indoor Air Quality
Sick Building Syndrome
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