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Indoor Air and Possible Health Risks
Fibrich, Petr ; Černá, Milena (advisor)
Man is constantly exposed to harmful substances in the air, in outdoor and indoor interior. Possible effects on health is the result summary exposures of these two components of the environment. Given that, in various literature and expert sources state that up to 90 percent of a person spends just closed spaces, thus becomes Indoor Air importance. The importance of air pollution is reflected in the health status of the population, both in terms of either acute, short-term response to elevated levels of pollutants or chronic response due to long-term exposure to air pollution. The effect is manifested first, increased incidence of subjective symptoms (cough, burning eyes, difficulty breathing, etc.) as well changes in the parameters of physiological function, growth parameters, affecting fetal development, indicators of immunity, worsening problems of chronically ill patients, increasing morbidity, as well as increasing mortality debilitated persons. [1] When evaluating complaints of inhabitants and the actual health risk is often necessary assess psychological factors and other socio-economic circumstances of complaints and concerns health. Complaints about odors, whose sources are not detectable by any available analytical methods are often the cause of the psychological or social field, particularly in...
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