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Airliner Cabin Environment : Air Quality and Safety.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1985.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Airliner Cabin Environment; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Executive Summary; CABIN AIR QUALITY; Carbon Dioxide; Humidity; Ozone; Environmental Tobacco Smoke; Aerosols; Cabin Environment; EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURES; WORLDWIDE AIRLINE REGULATIONS; FEASIBILITY OF DATA COLLECTION; Introduction; STRUCTURE OF REPORT; PROBLEMS IN STUDYING AIRLINER CABIN AIR QUALITY; PROBLEMS IN STUDYING THE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH AIRLINER CABIN AIR QUALITY; REFERENCES; 1 Profile of Commercial Air Travel; PASSENGERS; FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND FLIGHT CREW; THE U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY.
  • FAA DATA ON SELECTED INCIDENTSREFERENCES; 2 Environmental Control Systems on Commercial Passenger Aircraft; DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; Compressed-Air Sources; The Environmental Control Unit; Air Distribution; Exhaust Systems; Recirculation Systems; Temperature Control; Pressure Control; PERFORMANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; Load Factors; EFFECT OF VENTILATION ON TOTAL CABIN ENVIRONMENT; Ventilation and Contamination; Air Velocity and Cabin Flow Patterns; Relative Humidity; Ozone; Effect of Recirculation on Contamination; Cost of Ventilation; REFERENCES.
  • 3 Standards, Regulations, and Industry PracticesU. S. REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS; Ventilation; Ozone; Fires; Depressurization; Medical Emergencies; Ditching and Evacuation; Additional Passenger Briefings; FOREIGN REGULATIONS; INDUSTRY OPERATING PROCEDURES; FAA INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT; Investigation of Violations; Enforcement Actions; Review and Appeal; Effectiveness and Adequacy of FAA Inspection and Enforcement; ADEQUACY AND EFFICACY OF PASSENGER SAFETY INFORMATION; Factors Influencing Passenger Emergency Behavior; Attention, Comprehension, and Recall under Stress.
  • Improving Passenger Safety BriefingsOVERVIEW; REFERENCES; 4 Air Quality in Emergency Situations; ONBOARD FIRES; Inhibiting Ignition; Materials Testing and Selection; Smoke Detection and Firefighting; Removal of Toxic Fumes; Individual Smoke and Fume Protection; Emergency Escape; Passenger Safety Briefings; DEPRESSURIZATION; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; 5 Cabin Air Pollutants: Sources and Exposures; OZONE; Ozone in Commercial Aircraft Cabins; Health Effects of Ozone under High-Altitude Conditions; Groups at Increased Risk of Health Effects; Recommendations; COSMIC RADIATION.
  • Characteristics of Cosmic RadiationExposure of Passengers and Crew; Radiation Exposure in Aircraft and from Other Natural Sources; Groups at Increased Risk of Health Effects; GROUND FUMES; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE; Aircraft Ventilation and Smoke Concentrations; Concentrations of ETS Constituents Measured on Aircraft; Standards for Other Environments; Exposure to ETS on Airliners; Health Effects in Airplanes; Health Effects in Other Environments; Groups at Increased Risk; Prevention of Exposure to ETS; Summary; BIOLOGIC AEROSOLS; Types of Biologic Pollutants Possible in Aircraft.