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