Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Capolongo, Stefano (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Settimo, Gaetano (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gola, Marco (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Practice of medicine.; Environmental health.; Air pollution.; Medicine & Public Health.; Practice and Hospital Management.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Environmental Health.

This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Positing good air quality as critical to patient and staff well-being, it identifies disease-carrying microbes, pollutants,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword: Improving the Hospital's Indoor Air Quality
• Indoor Air Quality in Healing Environments: Impacts of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Environmental Factors on Users
• Existing Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: The Case Study of Hospital Environments
• Applications of IAQ Monitoring in International Healthcare Systems
• Hospital Environments and Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections
•  Analysis of Microorganisms in Hospital Environments and Potential Risks
• Legionella Indoor Air Contamination in Healthcare Environments
• Environmentally Friendly and Low-Emissivity Construction Materials and Furniture
• HVAC System Design in Healthcare Facilities and Control of Aerosol Contaminants: Issues, Tools, and Experiments
• HVAC Management in Health Facilities
• Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Inpatient Wards
• Perspectives of Air Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: Conclusions
• Index.