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Part Ⅰ Indoor Air Quality 1

Unit 1 Indoor Air Quality Concerns 3

1．Indoor Air Quality(IAQ)Problems 3

2．Indoor Air Pollution Standards 4

3．Building-Related Illness(BRI) 4

Reading Material Do You Suspect Your Office has an Indoor Air Problem? 9

Translating Skills Ⅰ 13

Unit 2 The Common Causes of IAQ Problems 18

1．Pollutant Sources 18

2．Amount of Ventilation 19

Reading Material Sources of Combustion Products 24

Translating Skills Ⅱ 27

Unit 3 Indoor Air Pollution and Health 34

1．Immediate Effects 34

2．Long-Term Effects 34

3．Sensitive Proportions of the Population 35

Reading Material Sick Building Syndrome(SBS) 39

Translating Skills Ⅲ 43

Unit 4 Identify the Indoor Air Quality Problems 49

1．How to identify your indoor air quality problems? 49

2．Measuring Pollutant Levels 49

Reading Material Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme of Hong Kong 53

Translating Skills Ⅳ 57

Part Ⅱ Sources of Indoor Air Pollution 63

Unit 5 Formaldehyde 65

1．Sources of Formaldehyde 65

2．Health Effects 66

3．Steps to Reduce Exposure 66

Reading Material The Questionnaire about IAQ 70

Translating Skills Ⅴ 75

Unit 6 Organic Gases and TVOCs 80

1．Organic Gases 80

2．Volatile Organic Compounds(VOCs) 80

3．Interior Paints and TVOCs 81

Reading Material Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Dioxide 86

Translating Skills Ⅵ 90

Unit 7 Radon 96

1．Sources of Radon 96

2．Health Risks 96

Reading Material January is National Radon Action Month 101

Translating Skills Ⅶ 105

Unit 8 Respirable Particles 110

1．Physical and Chemical Properties 110

2．Sources of Respirable Particles 110

3．What airborne particles are found in your home? 110

4．Health Effects 111

5．Steps to Reduce Exposure to Respirable Particles 111

Reading Material Asbestos in Your Home 116

Speaking Skills Ⅰ 121

Unit 9 Environmental Tobacco Smoke 126

1．Environmental Tobacco Smoke(ETS) 126

2．Health Impact 126

3．Remedial Action 127

Reading Material Secondhand Smoke 131

Speaking Skills Ⅱ 137

Unit 10 Biological Pollution 141

1．Sources of Biological Pollution 141

2．Health Effects from Biological Contaminants 141

3．Reducing Exposure to Biological Contaminants 142

Reading Material Legionnaire's Disease 147

Speaking Skills Ⅲ 152

Part Ⅲ Improving Indoor Air Quality 157

Unit 11 Source Control 159

1．Basic Strategies to Improve Indoor Air Quality 159

2．Adequate Designs,Maintenance and Operation of MVAC System 160

3．Application of Common Sense 160

Reading Material Ozone 165

Speaking Skills Ⅳ 170

Unit 12 Healthy Renovation 175

1．Indoor Air Pollutants Generated from Renovation Works 175

2．Reduce the IAQ Problems during and after Renovation 176

Reading Material Improving Indoor Air Quality with Plants 180

Writing Skills Ⅰ 184

Unit 13 Ventilation Improvements 190

1．Health Problems and Ventilation 190

2．Ventilation System Problems and Solutions 191

3．System Design 191

4．Operation and Maintenance 192

Reading Material Air Cleaners 195

Writing Skills Ⅱ 200

Part Ⅳ In-Vehicle Air Quality 205

Unit 14 Pollutants Lurk inside Vehicles 207

1．Give me Some Space 207

2．New Car Smell 208

Reading Material Air Pollutants inside California Vehicles 215

Writing Skills Ⅲ 219

Unit 15 Tackling in-Car Pollution 224

1．The Pollutants inside Automobiles 224

2．The Pollutants from Auto Exhaust 225

3．The Solutions to the in-Car Pollution Problem 225

Reading Material ARRPET and ARRPET Activity in Beijing,China 231

Writing Skills Ⅳ 236

References 243