LoginRecent work by the National Radiological Protection Board indicates that higher than average levels of exposure due to radon occur in the South West.
Bibliographic database Airbase
AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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A study was made of one hundred subjects who were exposed to air flow with a turbulence as occuring in typically ventilated spaces. Turbulent air flow is seen as more uncomfortable than laminar flow.
Summary of an APCA International Speciality Conference. Contains information on some relatively unfamiliar trace gases and fungi, as well as on the better known indoor air pollutants.
Factors responsible for the heat needs of particular objects and principles of their correct determination for ensuring an appropriate microclimate of rooms are presented in the paper.
Uses a model to estimate the incremental risk of lung cancer associated with increased radon concentrations in indoor air resulting from decreased air infiltration caused by increased air tightness of dwellings.
Discusses the requirements of air supply installations in high-occupancy spaces.
Notes increasing concern with the quality of indoor air, allied with the desire to conserve energy by minimising ventilation rates.
Notes field evidence of increased condensation in houses with reduced ventilation and increased thermal insulation installed to conserve energy. Treats the possible long term effects.
Evacuation of people from their homes and workplaces is a standard response to the hazards created by the release of toxic gas.
Describes factors to be taken into account for air conditioning and heating in a theatre. Nature and purpose of the building call for an adequate supply of conditioned outdoor air, with a total supply air rate up to 69,000 m3/h.
Measurements of air flow and microorganism concentration have been made in the stair shafts of a hospital, using a diving bell-type of pressure-recording instrument, and a sampler for the microorganisms, respectively.