Advances in the Toxicity of Construction and Building Materials Paperback / softback
Edited by F. (C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal) Pacheco-Torgal, Joseph O. (Professor of Microbiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Pol Falkinham III, Jerzy (Main school of Fire Service, Warsaw, Poland) Galaj
Part of the Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering series
Paperback / softback
Description
Advances in the Toxicity of Construction and Building Materials presents the potential and toxic effects of building materials on human health, along with tactics on how to minimize exposure.
Chapters are divided into four sections covering the toxicity of indoor environments, fire toxicity, radioactive materials, and toxicity from plastics, metals, asbestos, nanoparticles and construction wastes.
Key chapters focus on the reduction of chemical emissions in houses with eco-labelled building materials and potential risks posed by indoor pollutants that may include volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde, semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), radon, NOx, asbestos and nanoparticles. Known illnesses and reactions that can be triggered by these toxic building materials include asthma, itchiness, burning eyes, skin irritations or rashes, nose and throat irritation, nausea, headaches, dizziness, fatigue, reproductive impairment, disruption of the endocrine system, impaired child development and birth defects, immune system suppression, and even cancer.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:346 pages, 264 illustrations (24 in full color); Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Publication Date:08/03/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780128245330
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:346 pages, 264 illustrations (24 in full color); Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Publication Date:08/03/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780128245330
