The airliner cabin environment : air quality and safety

The airliner cabin environment air quality and safety

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Autor principal: National Research Council (U.S.).
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Airliner Cabin Air Quality (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press 1986.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Aircraft cabins > Health aspects.
Indoor air pollution.
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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 INCIDENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • 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 Practices
  • U.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 Briefings
  • OVERVIEW
  • 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 Radiation
  • Exposure 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
  • Sources of Biologic Pollutants
  • Factors Affecting Airborne Concentrations of Biologic Pollutants and their Health Effects
  • Airborne Concentrations Necessary to Cause Health Effects or Discomfort
  • Available Data
  • Available Predictive Data from Other Sources
  • Available Data on Aircraft
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  • Aircraft Ventilation and Relative Humidity
  • Measured Relative Humidity in Aircraft
  • Standards for Other Environments
  • Effects of Low Relative Humidity on Passengers and Crew.
  • Reported Health Effects of Low Relative Humidity in Other Environments
  • Summary
  • PRESSURIZATION
  • CARBON DIOXIDE
  • OTHER POTENTIAL EXPOSURES
  • REFERENCES
  • 6 Health Effects Associated with Exposure to Airliner Cabin Air
  • HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONCERN
  • Irritation and Inflammation
  • Infection
  • Respiratory Impairment
  • Cardiovascular Effects
  • Neoplasms
  • Reproductive Disorders
  • Miscellaneous
  • Summary
  • MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE OF CREW AND PASSENGER HEALTH
  • Pilots
  • Flight Attendants and Passengers
  • FAA Surveillance Activities
  • GROUPS AT INCREASED RISK
  • REFERENCES
  • 7 Desirability and Feasibility of Additional Data Collection
  • GENERAL CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
  • MEASURES OF AIRLINER CABIN AIR QUALITY
  • MEASURES OF HEALTH EFFECTS
  • OTHER SUBJECTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix A A Computer Model for Assessing Airliner Cabin Air Quality
  • CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
  • MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT
  • OPERATING PROCEDURES
  • SIMULATING AIRLINER AIR QUALITY
  • REFERENCES
  • Appendix B Selected Material from the FAA Accident/Incident Data System
  • Appendix C Airliner Cabin Safety Regulations and Standards
  • REFERENCES
  • Glossary.

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