title: Risk characterization and proposal of exposure thresholds to indoor chemical agents: the Index European project.
abstract: The European INDEX project was finalised to identify priorities and to assess the needs for an European Community strategy and action plan in the area of indoor air pollution. A list of 5 chemicals, with potential of high indoor concentrations, uncontested health impacts, and effective risk management, were selected to be regulated with priority: Formaldehyde, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Benzene and Naphtalene. For each compound, guideline values and management options were suggested.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, sez. Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carrer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schlitt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koistinen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kephalopoulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jantunen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kotzias
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001554:Benzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D005060:Europe; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000633:toxicity*; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D005557:Formaldehyde; C031721:naphthalene; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D001554:Benzene; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide