Indoor air quality has an immense impact on human health and well-being. Indoor air environments can contain a huge range of biological contaminants, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, insects, and their various harmful byproducts. Indoor biocontamination has been under-studied as an aspect of public and occupational health, and there is an urgent need for an introduction to this vital subject.
Airborne Biocontaminants and Their Impact on Human Health meets this need with a thorough, rigorous overview of major indoor airborne contaminants. Gathering and summarizing a huge range of data regarding biocontaminants in settings from homes to schools to workplaces, it investigates patterns of morbidity and their connections to major contaminants. The result is an essential tool in the broader fight for human health at home and elsewhere.
Airborne Biocontaminants and Their Impact on Human Health readers will also find: - Analysis of the indoor role of gases, particulate matter, and others - Detailed coverage of contaminant byproducts including endotoxins, mycotoxins, volatile organic compounds, and more - Methods for generating awareness and therefore reduced risk of exposure to harmful contaminants
Airborne Biocontaminants and Their Impact on Human Health is ideal for researchers - biologists, environmentalists, civil and environmental engineers, industrial hygienists, safety regulators, and public health officials - interested in the area of biological contamination in different environments.
Table of Contents
About the Editors xx
List of Contributors xxii
Preface xxvii
1 Biocontaminants in Indoor Environments: Occurrence, Spread, and Prevention 1
Abhilasha Shourie, Anita Girdhar, Kriti Singhal, Chanchal Rawat, and Shilpa Samir Chapadgaonkar
2 Estimation of Indoor Bioaerosols and Occurrence of Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms Within Office Premises in Urban Delhi 26
Arun Kumar Yadav and Chirashree Ghosh
3 Sources and Transmission of Bio- Contaminants in Indoor Areas 37
P. Kavita and Priti Giri
4 Climatic/Meteorological Conditions and Their Role in Biological Contamination: A Comprehensive Review 56
Pankaj Bhatt, Vipin Kumar, Suruchi Singh, and Kunal Kanojia
5 Role of Gases, VOC, PM2.5, and PM10 in Biological Contamination in Indoor Areas 89
Pradeep Kumar, Sevaram Singh, Ekta Tyagi, Vinay Mohan Pathak, Shiwangi Gupta, and Rajeev Singh
6 Indoor Contaminants Based on Fungi 108
Anchal Chaudhary, Anamika Bhardwaj, Nikhil Sharma, Manandeep Kaur, Shalini Kaushik Love, and Arti Mishra
7 Health Implications Related With the Presence of Waste Sorting Plants and Biological Contaminants 123
Samina Mazahar
8 Neurological Health Hazards Associated with Biological Contaminants 133
Shweta, Himanshi Yadav, Jaldhi, Anurag Thapliyal, Amrita Bakshi, Anamika, and Shashank Kumar Maurya
9 Effect of Bioaerosols Exposure on Acute Exacerbation Among Individuals with COPD in Urban India 151
Chirashree Ghosh, Arun Kumar Yadav, Rajnish Awasthi, Arun Kumar Sharma, Shukla Das, B. D. Banerjee, and Palak Balyan
10 The Crucial Role of Pollen Grains, (1 → 3)- β - d- Glucan and Endotoxin in Triggering Respiratory Diseases 168
Khencha Aran, Twinkle Chetia, Priti Giri, Bitupan Deka, and Ravi Kumar Goswami
11 Problems of Drug Resistance in Indoor Biological Contaminants 196
Kalpana Sagar and K. Priti
12 Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): An Underestimate Threat 214
Sudeshna Mandal, Anirban Kundu, Dhitri Borah, Mou Singha Ray, and Chandrani Mondal
13 Immunological and Molecular Mechanism Induced by Indoor Bio- contaminants 258
Ravi Kumar Goswami, Mohit Kumar, Atavika Chandan, Sudeshna Mandal, Pratibha Kumari, and Varunendra Singh Rawat
14 Indoor Airborne Insect Allergens: Environmental Evaluation and Health Implications 288
Mohd Adnan Kausar, Sadaf Anwar, Mohammad Zeeshan Najm, Sadaf, Simran Kaur, Samir Qiblawi, and Vinita Katiyar
15 Diagnosis and Treatment of Health Effects Caused by Airborne Contaminants 319
Sujata Adhana, Anil Kumar Mavi, Umesh Kumar, Garima Rathi, and Devendra Kumar
16 Strategies for Reducing Exposure to Airborne Biological Contaminants in Indoor Environments 341
Maneet Kumar Chakrawarti, Madhuri Singh, and Kasturi Mukhopadhyay
17 Guidelines for the Biological Contaminants in Indoor Areas 357
Pradeep Kumar, Sevaram Singh, Vinay Mohan Pathak, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Shiwangi Gupta, and Rajeev Singh
References 373
Index 378
