Risk characterization and proposal of exposure thresholds to indoor chemical agents: the Index European project.
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.
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Dipartimento di Medicina del Lavoro, sez. Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano.
Schlitt
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Koistinen
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Kephalopoulos
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Jantunen
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Kotzias
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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*
D009281:Naphthalenes; D005557:Formaldehyde; C031721:naphthalene; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D001554:Benzene; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide