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WS9: Best candidates for a health-based guideline for indoor moisture/mould
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BACKGROUNDIndoor moisture/mould is a key source of indoor pollution and ill health. However, there is no consensus on a health-based guideline or even on the best indicators to use, which is a barrier to effective prevention and management of indoor moisture/mould. AIMS AND SCOPEFor a health-based guideline for indoor moisture damage/mould: -identify the best potential indicators, based on current evidence on associations with health -identify potential health-based guidelines or for research needed to develop such guidelines PRESENTATIONSSetting a health-based moisture/mould guideline, and the current best inspection-based observable indicators to use, based on evidenceMark Mendell California Department of Public Health, California, USA Are there good microbial measurements for setting a health-based moisture/mould guideline?Ju-Hyeong Park Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Structural building investigations as basis for a health-based guideline – a practitioner’s viewMiia Pitkäranta Vahanen Group, Helsinki, Finland Current guidelines in different countriesMark, Mendell, Audience Guided DiscussionAudience and Speakers | ||
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ID: 665
Workshops Topics: 1a. Indoor air quality, health and wellbeing - Biologicals, gaseous, particles, 7a. Drivers of indoor microbiological exposure - Moisture, dampness, new solutions, 12. Regulation, standards, policy, guidelines, education Keywords: Guideline, moisture, mould, health, risk Best candidates for a health-based guideline for indoor moisture/mould |