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  title info:
    title: Toxicity of building materials
  name:
    name part: Torgal, Fernando Pacheco.
  name:
    name part: Jalali, Said
    name part: 1946-
  name:
    name part: Fucic, A. (Aleksandra)
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    place:
      place term: Cambridge, UK
    place:
      place term: Philadelphia, PA
    publisher: Woodhead Pub.
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 486 pages) : illustrations.
  abstract: From long-standing worries regarding the use of lead and asbestos to recent research into carcinogenic issues related to the use of plastics in construction, there is growing concern regarding the potential toxic effects of building materials on health. Toxicity of building materials provides an essential guide to this important problem and its solutions. Beginning with an overview of the material types and potential health hazards presented by building materials, the book goes on to consider key plastic materials. Materials responsible for formaldehyde and volatile organic compound emissions, as well as semi-volatile organic compounds, are then explored in depth, before a review of wood preservatives and mineral fibre-based building materials. Issues related to the use of radioactive materials and materials that release toxic fumes during burning are the focus of subsequent chapters, followed by discussion of the range of heavy metals, materials prone to mould growth, and antimicrobials. Finally, Toxicity of building materials concludes by considering the potential hazards posed by waste based/recycled building materials, and the toxicity of nanoparticles. With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors, Toxicity of building materials is an invaluable tool for all civil engineers, materials researchers, scientists and educators working in the field of building materials. Provides an essential guide to the potential toxic effects of building materials on healthComprehensively examines materials responsible for formaldehyde and volatile organic compound emissions, as well as semi-volatile organic compoundsLater chapters focus on issues surrounding the use of radioactive materials and materials that release toxic fumes during burning.
  table of contents: 1. main health hazards from building materials / A. Fucic -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Radiation -- 1.3. Chemical carcinogens and endocrine disruptors -- 1.4. Nanoparticles -- 1.5. Conclusion and future trends -- 1.6. References -- 2. Plastic materials: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) / G. Akovali -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC -- CAS number: 9002-86-2) -- 2.3. Building applications of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) -- 2.4. Health and safety concerns and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) -- 2.5. Alternatives to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) -- 2.6. References and further reading -- 3. Plastic materials: chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC), chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) and polychloroprene rubber (CR) / G. Akovali -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Structure and properties of chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC), chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) and polychloroprene rubber (CR) -- 3.3. Alternative materials -- 3.4. Sources of further information -- 3.5. References and further reading -- 4. Materials responsible for formaldehyde and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions / J. C. Little -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Toxicology of formaldehyde -- 4.3. Emission testing of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -- 4.4. Emission models of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -- 4.5. Determination of the characteristic emission parameters -- 4.6. Influence of environmental factors on emissions of formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -- 4.7. Conclusion and future trends -- 4.8. Sources of further information -- 4.9. References -- 5. Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs): phthalates and flame retardants / J. C. Little -- 5.1. Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the indoor environment -- 5.2. Emission of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) from building materials and consumer products -- 5.3. Exposure to semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) em…
  note: edited by F. Pacheco-Torgal, S. Jalali and A. Fucic.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Building materials
    topic: Toxicology
  subject:
    topic: Building materials
    topic: Environmental aspects
  subject:
    topic: Hazardous substances
  subject:
    topic: Construction
    topic: Matériaux
    topic: Toxicologie
  subject:
    topic: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
    topic: Construction
    topic: General
  subject:
    topic: Building materials
    topic: Environmental aspects
  subject:
    topic: Building materials
    topic: Toxicology
  subject:
    topic: Hazardous substances
  classification: TA403.6 .T69 2012
  classification: 691.9
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  record info:
    record content source: YDXCP
    record creation date: 121231
    record change date: 20260326193720.8
    record identifier: in00005751289
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng