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MANAGING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN THE USA
Citation:
Tucker*, W. G. MANAGING INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN THE USA. Presented at International Symposium on Clean Technology and Management for Indoor Air, Seoul, Korea, 11/11/99.
Description:
The paper gives an overview of managing indoor air quality (IAQ) in the U.S. In contrast to outdoor air, which is regulated through various federal and state statutes, there is no unified and comprehensive governmental regulation of IAQ. Therefore, IAQ is managed through various governmental regulations on products that might affect IAQ; isolated governmental regulations on specific pollutants; guidelines in voluntary consensus standards that are prepared largely by private-sector groups and that may influence building codes; self-regulation by product manufacturers who are concerned about the role their products have on IAQ and who want to prevent adverse marketplace forces; and public information documents prepared by both governmental bodies and public interest groups. Examples of each of these activities are presented, but a complete survey of activities is beyond the scope of this paper.