Subject Index V ol. 1 0 , 2 0 0 1 Absorbed dose 332 Acarex test 109 Acute poisoning 62 Aerosols 261 AFNOR 325 Air 125 – pollution 266 – purification 52 – quality 52 – – monitoring 266 – sampling 222 Airborne contaminants 193 Allergy 40, 172 Animal studies 317 Asbestos 244, 361 – abatement 193 – disease risk 350 – regulations 193 – spray ban 350 Aspergillus flavus 238 Asthma 271 Auditory system 284 Bacteria 232 Bactometer 238 Benzene 200 Biokinetic models 332 Blood lead levels 48 Building ground 103 – materials 160 –, standard health 266 Building-related illness 172 Carbon dioxide 185 – monoxide 167, 185 Cellular telephone 291 Chemosensory thresholds 252 Chickens 291 Children 154, 271 Chrysotile 244 Cigarettes 138 Combustion products 62 Comet ASSAY 258 Concentrations 147 Confounding 20 Cooking fuels 138 Cut-off 252 Dampness 83 Design 160 Dietary fat 20 DNA damage 258 Dose rate 339 Dose-response 20, 398 Dosimetry 317, 332 Education 20 Electric field 299 Electrochemical growth curves 238 Electro-encephalogram 284 Electromagnetic fields, 50–60 Hz 299 – radiation 291 EMFAC7F1.1 70 – model 179 Endocrine system 284 Endotoxin 232 Environmental tobacco smoke 20, 200, 214 Epidemiology 299 Erionite 244 ETS 271, 398 Exposure 317 – modelling 83 FLEC 222 Formaldehyde 160, 185 Fruit 20 Fungi 232 Gas chromatography 62 – chromatography-mass spectrometry 232 Genotoxic effects 258 Ground Zero 361 Growth 306 Guanine test 109 Guidance notes 3 Gypsum 244 Health effects 244 – risks 154, 361 Heating 138 Heavy metals 95 Home test 109 Homes 132, 214, 271 Hot water boilers 167 House dust mites 160 Human studies 317 Impedance (conductance, capacitance) 238 India 40 Indoor 95, 125 – air 132, 147, 200, 222, 232 – – environment 52 – – pollution 209, 238 – – quality 70, 103, 179 – – certification scheme 3 – environment 266 – fungi 40 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 332 ABC © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel Fax + 41 61 306 12 34 E-Mail karger@karger.ch www.karger.com Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/ibe Lead abatement 48 Legislating science 193 Legislation 154 Limit values of exposure 299 Lung cancer 20, 398 Magnetic field 299 Measurement 132 – protocol 3 Mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning 3 Meta-analysis 20, 398 Mice 291 Microbiology 232 Microenvironment modelling 209 Micro-organisms 172 Microwaves 284 Mineral fibres 244 Misclassification 398 Mite allergens 109 MMMF 244 Mobile telephones 284 Modelling 132 Moisture problems 83 Monitoring 200 Mould(s) 83 – sampling 172 Nervous system 284 Nitrogen dioxide 154, 185 NO –3 95 Noise 185 Occupant health 83 Occupational exposure 172 Particles 132, 214, 271 Particulate matter (PM10) 258 Personal exposure 193, 200 PM10 95, 209 Pollutants 125 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 138 Potency 252 Protocols 125 Public houses 214 Respirable dust 95 – suspended particles 214 – – particulates 200 Risk 339 – management 325 Rural West Bengal 40 Santiago 138 Sick-building syndrome 172, 238 Single-cell gel electrophoresis 258 Site assessment 103 Smoke inhalation 62 Smoking activity 209 SO42– 95 Sorbent tubes 222 Sources 147 Spray fireproofing 350 – – performance criteria 350 Strategies 125 Surface concentration 48 Television screens 291 Thermal desorption 222 Total volatile organic compounds 185 Toxic metals 361 Twin Towers 350 Ultraviolet radiation 310 Underground parking facility 70, 179 United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 332 Vegetables 20 Vehicle emissions 70, 179 Ventilation 70, 160, 179, 266 – and air conditioning 52 Video display terminal 306 – – units 291 VOCs 361 Volatile organic compounds 62, 125, 147, 154, 160, 222, 252 World Trade Center 350 Radiation 306 – protection 339 Radon 261, 317, 325 – daughters 261, 317 – progeny 261 – reduction 325 Relative biological effectiveness 332 Reproduction 306 Residential buildings 83 – survey 361