Improving Indoor Environmental Quality for Public Health: Impediments and Policy Recommendations | Zendy

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Improving Indoor Environmental Quality for Public Health: Impediments and Policy Recommendations

Author(s) -

Felicia Wu,

David R. Jacobs,

Clifford S. Mitchell,

David E. Miller,

Meryl H. Karol

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8986

Subject(s) - business , incentive , harm , environmental quality , public health , environmental health , quality (philosophy) , public economics , psychological intervention , environmental planning , environmental resource management , economics , medicine , political science , philosophy , environmental science , nursing , epistemology , psychiatry , law , microeconomics

People in modern societies spend more than 90% of their time indoors. Hence, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has a significant impact on public health. In this article we describe health risks associated with indoor environments, illuminate barriers to overcoming these risks, and provide policy recommendations to achieve healthier indoor environments.

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