Nonoccupational exposures to indoor air pollutants: a survey of state programs and practices.

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• Personal Author:
  Bernstein, Robert S. ; Falk H ; Melius, James M. ; Turner DR
• Description:
  A survey of state programs and practices for dealing with nonoccupational exposures to indoor air pollutants was conducted. The Center for Environmental Health, NIOSH, and the Centers for Disease Control conducted a national survey of state health departments to identify program components that evaluated nonoccupational indoor air pollutants (NIAPs), to characterize the range of NIAPs subject to state evaluation, and to determine the state practices for handling exposure to formaldehyde (50000). Only one state did not have a NIAP program or other formal means of consultation and technical assistance; however, only 11 NIAP programs offered to conduct comprehensive medical or epidemiological evaluations of nonoccupational building related complaints. The scope of NIAPs subject to evaluation also varied widely, but most were quite limited. Twenty nine states provided air sampling services to evaluate nonoccupational exposure to formaldehyde. Two charged nominal fees per visit or per sample. Forty seven states had no existing or proposed NIAP exposure standard. In three states that had proposed standards for formaldehyde exposure in houses or mobile homes the standards were under legal challenge. Only one state had a NIAP exposure standard in effect (for tobacco smoke). The authors conclude that there is a need for coordinated, consistent approaches to define and control emerging environmental public health problems such as indoor air pollution. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Aldehydes Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Formaldehyde Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality Air-quality-measurement Environmental-contamination Environmental-exposure Environmental-pollution NIOSH-Author Regulations
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  74
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00168040
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 1984 Sep; 74(9):1020-1023
• Contact Point Address:
  Robert S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, Centers for Disease Control. NIOSH, DSDTT, DDB (C-16), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:35ba07202df6b9e358684b7e56440e99d309bc07d70d44207ba3bb2ba372ba325aeb160364c4a078e9fd1c389d4d4052f61e3a1644465e1e8beeed25184e702b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185164/cdc_185164_DS1.pdf
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