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Introduction to advances in the toxicity of construction and building materials

This chapter starts by addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the time spent by the general population indoors and how this reality exacerbates problems associated with pollutant concentration in indoor air. An introduction on a few indoor pollutants and also on toxic materials used in the built envir...

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Autor principal: Pacheco-Torgal, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9265392/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824533-0.00009-8
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Sumario:This chapter starts by addressing the impact of COVID-19 on the time spent by the general population indoors and how this reality exacerbates problems associated with pollutant concentration in indoor air. An introduction on a few indoor pollutants and also on toxic materials used in the built environment is given. Some prospective considerations about the importance of a healthy built environment are included. An outline of the book is also given.