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Potential Nationwide Improvements in Productivity and Health from Better Indoor Environments
Theoretical considerations and empirical data suggest that existing technologies and procedures can improve indoor environments in a manner that significantly increases productivity and health. Existing literature contains moderate to strong evidence that characteristics of buildings and indoor environments significantly influence rates of respiratory disease, allergy and asthma symptoms, sick building symptoms, and worker performance. While there is considerable uncertainty in our estimates of the magnitudes of productivity gains that may be obtained by providing better indoor environments, the projected gains are very large. For the U.S., we estimate potential annual savings and productivity gains of $6 to $19 billion from reduced respiratory disease, $1 to $4 billion from reduced allergies and asthma, $10 to $20 billion from reduced sick building syndrome symptoms, and $12 to $125 billion from direct improvements in worker performance that are unrelated to health. In two example calculations, the potential financial benefits of improving indoor environments exceed costs by a factor of 8 and 14. Productivity gains that are quantified and demonstrated could serve as a strong stimulus for energy efficiency measures that simultaneously improve the indoor environment.
Date:
May 1, 1998
Creator:
Fisk, W.J. & Rosenfeld, A.H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Modeling of indoor/outdoor fungi relationships in forty-four homes
From April through October 1994, a study was conducted in the Moline, Illinois-Bettendorf, Iowa area to measure bioaerosol concentrations in 44 homes housing a total of 54 asthmatic individuals. Air was sampled 3 to 10 times at each home over a period of seven months. A total of 852 pairs of individual samples were collected indoors at up to three locations (basement, kitchen, bedroom, or living room) and outside within two meters of each house.
Date:
December 31, 1996
Creator:
Rizzo, M.J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Texas Haze]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date:
May 14, 1998
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mess in Texas]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
November 26, 1991, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mold Test]
B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
May 15, 1990, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Allergies]
NBC 5/KXAS Television News Collection (AR0776), University of North Texas Special Collections
Date:
September 20, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Air Tests]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
September 7, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Apartment Fire]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
October 26, 1990, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph 2012.201.B1295.0227]
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Tony Trong of Oklahoma City uses a beta agonist inhaler to relieve symptoms of asthma."
Date:
February 28, 1992
Creator:
Argo, Jim
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Health effects of global warming: Problems in assessment
Global warming is likely to result in a variety of environmental effects ranging from impacts on species diversity, changes in population size in flora and fauna, increases in sea level and possible impacts on the primary productivity of the sea. Potential impacts on human health and welfare have included possible increases in heat related mortality, changes in the distribution of disease vectors, and possible impacts on respiratory diseases including hayfever and asthma. Most of the focus thus far is on effects which are directly related to increases in temperature, e.g., heat stress or perhaps one step removed, e.g., changes in vector distribution. Some of the more severe impacts are likely to be much less direct, e.g., increases in migration due to agricultural failure following prolonged droughts. This paper discusses two possible approaches to the study of these less-direct impacts of global warming and presents information from on-going research using each of these approaches.
Date:
June 1, 1993
Creator:
Longstreth, J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A survey and critical review of the literature on indoor air quality, ventilation and health symptoms in schools
A survey and critical review were undertaken of existing published literature and reports on indoor air quality (IAQ), ventilation, and IAQ- and building-related health problems in schools, including California schools. Over 450 relevant publications were obtained and reviewed, including papers published in the archival peer-reviewed scientific literature, proceedings of scientific meetings, government reports, 77 NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHER) and 70 reports on investigations of problem schools in California. Most of the reviewed literature was for complaint or problem schools. The types of health symptoms reported in schools were very similar to those defined as sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms, although this may be due, at least in part, to the type of health symptom questionnaires used. Some of the symptoms, e.g., wheezing, are indicative of asthma. In the studies in which complaint and noncomplaint buildings or areas were compared, complaint buildings generally had higher rates of health symptoms.
Date:
March 1, 1998
Creator:
Daisey, J. M. & Angell, W. J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson, October 27, 1999
Interview with Wanda Marie Fannin Henderson resident of Kerrville, Texas. She mentions that her husband Temple Henderson's ancestors came to Kerr County from Tennessee. Mrs. Henderson relates how she ended up in Kerrville, focusing on her family history and immediate family's various activities, including 4-H and other agricultural activities. She mentions her childhood asthma, identifies local businesses and areas of interest, and details her involvement in the community. Prior to the interview transcript is a written memoir by Mrs. Henderson.
Date:
October 27, 1999
Creator:
Bethel, Ann & Henderson, Wanda Fannin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indoor Pollution: Status of Federal Research Activities
A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the status of federal agencies' research activities on indoor environmental air quality."
Date:
August 31, 1999
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of related health effects among racial/ethnic minorities
Differences among racial and ethnic groups in morbidity and mortality rates for diseases, including diseases with environmental causes, have been extensively documented. However, documenting the linkages between environmental contaminants, individual exposures, and disease incidence has been hindered by difficulties in measuring exposure for the population in general and for minority populations in particular. After briefly discussing research findings on associations of common air pollutants with disease incidence, the authors summarize recent studies of radial/ethnic subgroup differences in incidence of these diseases in the US. They then present evidence of both historic and current patterns of disproportionate minority group exposure to air pollution as measured by residence in areas where ambient air quality standards are violated. The current indications of disproportionate potential exposures of minority and low-income populations to air pollutants represent the continuation of a historical trend. The evidence of linkage between disproportionate exposure to air pollution of racial/ethnic minorities and low-income groups and their higher rates of some air pollution-related diseases is largely circumstantial. Differences in disease incidence and mortality rates among racial/ethnic groups are discussed for respiratory diseases, cancers, and lead poisoning. Pollutants of concern include CO, Pb, SO{sub 2}, O{sub 3}, and particulates.
Date:
February 1, 1997
Creator:
Nieves, L. A. & Wernette, D. R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1998
Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 23, 1998
Creator:
Hogan, Vickie Lee
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Physician Performance: Report Cards Under Development but Challenges Remain
A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed efforts to provide the public with information on physician performance, focusing on: (1) the issues involved in measuring and reporting on physician and physician group performance; (2) efforts to develop physician report cards; and (3) initiatives under way that may address impediments to measuring physician and physician group performance."
Date:
September 30, 1999
Creator:
United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1999
Newspaper from Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
October 29, 1999
Creator:
Ming, Holly
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1998
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 4, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Disease Prevention News, Volume 53, Number 19, September 1993
Newsletter of the Texas Department of Health discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.
Date:
November 20, 1993
Creator:
Texas. Department of Health.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 1999
Weekly newspaper from Throckmorton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 18, 1999
Creator:
Mayes, Cecil
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1999
Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1999
Creator:
Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Harper Herald (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 109, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 18, 1996
Weekly newspaper from Harper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 18, 1996
Creator:
Bishop, Karen
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Allergy arising from exposure to airborne contaminants in an insect rearing facility: Health effects and exposure control
In agricultural crop improvement, yield under various stress conditions and limiting factors is assessed experimentally. Of the stresses on plants which affect yield are those due to insects. Ostrinia nubilalis, the European corn borer (corn borer) is a major pest in sweet and field corn in the U.S. There are many ways to fight crop pests such as the corn borer, including (1) application of chemical insecticides, (2) application of natural predators and, (3) improving crop resistance through plant genetics programs. Randomized field trials are used to determine the effectiveness of pest management programs. These trials frequently consist of randomly selected crop plots to which well-defined input regimes are instituted. For example, corn borers might be released onto crop plots in several densities at various stages of crop development, then sprayed with different levels of pesticide. These experiments are duplicated across regions and, in some cases across the country, to determine, in this instance for example, the best pesticide application rate for a given pest density and crop development stage. In order to release these pests onto crop plots, one must have an adequate supply of the insect pest. In winter months studies are carried out in the laboratory to …
Date:
June 1, 1994
Creator:
Wolff, D.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Identifying and Controlling Pulmonary Toxicants
This Background Paper examines whether the agencies responsible for administering Federal environmental and health and safety laws have taken this concern for respiratory health to heart. This paper provides a partial response to the committees’ request for an assessment of noncancer health risks in the environment and follows OTA’s previous work on carcinogenic, neurotoxic, and immunotoxic substances.
Date:
June 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library