title: [Indoor air quality: suggestions for risk assessment and medical surveillance].
abstract: This paper presents indications for investigations and health surveillance in indoor environments. The study of the indoor air quality consists of the following phases: acquisition of the necessary information about the indoor environment; sampling strategy and techniques; qualitative and quantitative analysis of contaminants such as particulate, CO2 and CO, NOx, volatile organic compounds, biological agents. The proposed health surveillance is articulated on four lines: periodical health surveillance, when already performed for other risks (e.g. VDT); specific clinical examinations in occasion of particular events; use of a questionnaire for the evaluation of comfort of the workers; health promotion. A team approach, with cooperation between technical and medical experts, is recommended both for periodical risk assessment and when it is necessary to solve specific indoor problems.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Como.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carrer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Muzi
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000032:analysis; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution