Level 2 - Details on Indoor Air Quality

• 1. Introduction – assessing health risks of indoor air pollution
• 2. What are the main factors in indoor air quality?
• 3. How can scientists determine whether indoor air pollutants pose a health risk?
• 4. Are certain people more vulnerable than others to indoor air pollution?
• 5. Why are the combined effects of indoor air pollutants hard to measure?
• 6. Which chemicals found in indoor air are causing the most concern?
• 7. What household chemicals and products can pollute indoor air?
• 8. Why is dampness in buildings a health concern?
• 9. What kind of research on indoor air quality is needed?
  • 9.1 How much information on indoor air quality is available today?
  • 9.2 What questions about human exposure need to be answered?
  • 9.3 What research is needed regarding health effects of indoor air pollutants?
  • 9.4 Are existing measurement standards for indoor air quality adequate?
• 10. Conclusions and recommendations