Ventilation and smoking : reducing the exposure to ETS in buildings /

This publication describes how ventilation can reduce the risk of passive smoking. The authors point out that ventilation cannot completely safeguard against passive smoking, but can considerably lower the risks associated with it. The book is aimed at all concerned with the subjects of air quality...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Federation of European Heating and Airconditioning Associations
Otros Autores: Skistad, Håkon, 1945-, Bronsema, Ben
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brussels, Belgium : REHVA, Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations, ©2004.
Colección:REHVA guidebook ; no. 4.
Temas:
Ventilation.
Tobacco smoke pollution.
Ventilation
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Tabagisme passif.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Ventilation and Smoking in a Nutshell. 2. Terminology, Symbols and Units. 2.1 Terms and Definitions
  • 2.2 Symbols
  • 2.3 Units
  • 2.4 Abbreviations 3. Introduction. 4. Reading Indications. 5. National Laws and Regulations. 5.1 Regulations for Different Kinds of Premises
  • 5.2 Types of Regulations
  • 5.3 Functional Requirements
  • 5.4 Specific Requirements
  • 5.5 Prohibitive Requirements 6. Ventilation for the Control of ETS. 6.1 Summary
  • 6.2 Introduction
  • 6.3 Measuring ETS Concentrations
  • 6.4 Limit Values for ETS
  • 6.5 Environmental Tobacco Smoke Harm Index (ETSHI)
  • 6.6 Tobacco Smoke Emission Rate
  • 6.7 Perceived Air Quality in Smoking Compartments
  • 6.8 Chemical/ Physical versus Sensory Evaluation
  • 6.9 Ventilation Rates of Zones Where Smoking is Permitted
  • 6.10 Air Cleaning
  • 6.11 Ventilation Categories
  • 6.12 Example - Comparison between Ventilation Demands 7. Passive Smoking and Health. 7.1 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
  • 7.2 Composition of Tobacco Smoke
  • 7.3 Health Effects 8. Management and Interior Design of the Premises. 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Use and Management
  • 8.3 Interior Design
  • 8.4 Choice of Materials 9. Principles of Room Air Distribution. 9.1 The Difference between Blowing and Sucking
  • 9.2 Mixing Strategy
  • 9.3 Stratification Strategy (Displacement Ventilation)
  • 9.4 Flow around Extract Openings 10. Zoning Strategies. 10.1 Summary
  • 10.2 Zoning
  • 10.3 Airflow from Smoking Zones into Non-Smoking Zones
  • 10.4 Airflows between Zones
  • 10.5 Separating Wall
  • 10.6 Threshold
  • 10.7 Air Curtains as Part of the Ventilation System
  • 10.8 Open, Multi-Storey Premises
  • 10.9 Local Ventilation 11. Zoning and Temperature Control. 11.1 Supply in Non-Smoking and Extract in Smoking Zone
  • 11.2 Temperature Control by Air Supply in the Smoking Zone
  • 11.3 Temperature Control by Cooling Devices in the Smoking Zone 12. Ventilation System Arrangements Outside the Room. 12.1 General
  • 12.2 Guidance by European Standard
  • 12.3 Short Circuiting 13. Air Cleaners. 13.1 Summary
  • 13.2 Description of an Air Cleaner
  • 13.3 Benefits from the Use of an Air Cleaner
  • 13.4 Limitations
  • 13.5 Performance Criteria of Air Cleaners
  • 13.6 Concentration Decay in a Room with Air Cleaners
  • 13.7 Installation Principles for Air Cleaners 14. Smoking Stations and Smoking Rooms. 14.1 Description
  • 14.2 Design of a Smoking Station
  • 14.3 Concerns
  • 14.4 Smoking Stations with Air Cleaners
  • 14.5 Benefits from the Use of Smoking Stations
  • 14.6 Performance Criteria of Smoking Stations
  • 14.7 Operation and Maintenance of Smoking Stations
  • 14.8 Smoking Rooms 15. Design Check List. 15.1 Design Limits
  • 15.2 Layout of the Premises and Zoning
  • 15.3 Air Distribution Strategy
  • 15.4 Contaminant Reduction - Air Cleaning
  • 15.5 Temperature Control
  • 15.6 Check with National and Local Regulations 16. Case Studies. 16.1 Pubs in UK and in Ireland - Does Ventilation and/or Air Cleaners Help?
  • 16.2 Restaurant at One Level with a High Ceiling
  • 16.3 Multi-Storey Restaurant
  • 16.4 Smoking Zone in a Lobby
  • 16.5 Bar and Restaurant
  • 16.6 Bar Desk with Air Curtain from below
  • 16.7 Bar Area at a Ship 17. References. 18. Appendix A - Amount of Some Harmful Chemical Components Found in Tobacco Smoke. 19. Appendix B - Testing of Air Cleaners. 19.1 British Test Method (BSRIA)
  • 19.2 Finnish Test Method (VTT)

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