Airborne biocontaminants and their impact on human health / edited by Rajeev Singh, Anamika Singh.

Contributor(s): Singh, Rajeev (Researcher in environmental health) [editor.] | Singh, Anamika (Researcher in environmental health) [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2024]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxvii, 384 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781394178933; 9781394178964; 1394178964; 9781394178957; 1394178956; 9781394178940; 1394178948Subject(s): Indoor air pollution | Aerosols | Air -- MicrobiologyDDC classification: 613/.5 LOC classification: RA577.5 | .A37 2024Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: "Indoor air quality is one of the most important variables impacting people's health and well-being and indoor air environments contain a complex mixture of biological contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, insects and all of their by-products including endotoxins, mycotoxins, volatile organic compounds, etc. These contaminants have been categorized according to whether they are allergenic, infectious, and if they are capable of inducing toxic or inflammatory responses in human beings. Possible sources of biological contamination of indoor air include people, organic dust, various materials stored in the buildings, and the air inflowing from the ventilation and air conditioning systems. Exposure to biological contaminants may result in diseases e.g., infections, allergies or capable of causing toxic or inflammatory reactions in humans. At present, there is a lack of awareness about biological contamination in the indoor environment and their potential sources for the spreading of various infections"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Indoor air quality is one of the most important variables impacting people's health and well-being and indoor air environments contain a complex mixture of biological contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, insects and all of their by-products including endotoxins, mycotoxins, volatile organic compounds, etc. These contaminants have been categorized according to whether they are allergenic, infectious, and if they are capable of inducing toxic or inflammatory responses in human beings. Possible sources of biological contamination of indoor air include people, organic dust, various materials stored in the buildings, and the air inflowing from the ventilation and air conditioning systems. Exposure to biological contaminants may result in diseases e.g., infections, allergies or capable of causing toxic or inflammatory reactions in humans. At present, there is a lack of awareness about biological contamination in the indoor environment and their potential sources for the spreading of various infections"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
Rajeev Singh, PhD, is currently serving as a Associate professor, Department of Environmental Science, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi. Dr. Singh is member of several scientific and academic bodies and has organized and participated in several international and national conferences and delivered invited talks. He has published more than 125 research papers, chapters in books, conference proceedings, etc. of international repute. He is also a principal investigator of several major research projects funded by various govt. agencies. He is the founder secretary of Bio-electromagnetic Society of India. Dr. Singh is recipient of the Young Scientist Award of Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) and the Gold Medal for best oral presentation.

Anamika Singh, PhD, is currently working as Assistant Professor (Selection grade) in Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, India. Dr. Singh is member of Indian Bioinformatics society, APBioNet, European Federation of Biotechnology, and IAENG. She has published more than 40 research papers, book chapters, and books etc of international repute.

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