A Guide for Building Managers: Bibliography

An extensive bibliography has been included to help managers, employees and building managers find the information they may need when addressing environmental health issues.

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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc. ASHRAE Standard 62–2001, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, 2001.

Ashford, Nicholas A., and Miller, Claudia S. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes. 2nd ed., New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.

Barron, S. Survey of the Medical Impact on Environmentally Hypersensitive People of a Change of Habitat. Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1990.

Bell, R.W., et al. The 1990 Toronto Personal Exposure Pilot (PEP) Study, a report prepared for the Atmospheric Research and Special Programs Section, Air Resources Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment. ISBN 0-7729-7962-6. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario, July 1991.

Bower, John. Healthy House: How to Buy One, How to Build One, How to Cure a "Sick" One. New York: Carol Communications, 1989.

———. Healthy House Building: A Design and Construction Guide. New York: Carol Communications, 1993.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Building Materials for the Environmentally Hypersensitive. Canada: 1997.

———. Determination of Fungal Propagates in Indoor Air. Ottawa: June 1988.

———. Homeowner's and Homebuyer's Inspection Checklist for Maintenance and Repair. Ottawa: 1986.

———. Research House for the Environmentally Hypersensitive: Description and Technical Details. Ottawa: November 1994.

———. The Clean Air Guide: How to Identify and Correct Indoor Air Problems in Your Home. No. NHA 6695. Ottawa: 1993.

Colborn, Theo, et al. Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? New York: Dutton, 1996. (A report on the health effects of toxic chemicals, including hormone disruption, written in plain language.)

Dadd, Debra Lynn. Non-Toxic, Natural and Earthwise: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Harmful Products and Live in Harmony With the Earth. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1990.

———. The Nontoxic Home & Office: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Health Hazards. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1992.

Doory, Y.A., and Ramsey, S. Molds and Health: Who is at Risk? Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas Publisher, 1987.

Downing, Damien, M.D. Day Light Robbery: The importance of sunlight to health. London: Arrow Books Limited, 1988.

Environmental Building News. RR1, Box 161, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301; 802/267-7300. (Detailed analysis of the health and environmental effects of building materials. Geared for professionals, but useful to owners/builders/managers.)

Harmony Foundation of Canada. Home & Family Guide: Practical Action for the Environment. Ottawa: The Harmony Foundation of Canada, 1989.

Health and Welfare Canada. A Vital Link: Health and the Environment in Canada. Ottawa: 1992.

———. Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Technical Guide. Ottawa: 1993.

———. Office Air: A Worker's Guide to Air Quality in Offices, Schools, and Hospitals. Ottawa: 1994.

Hollwich, F. The Influence of Ocular Light Perception on Metabolism in Man and in Animal. New York: Springer Verlag, 1979.

Ingraham, L. Electromagnetic Radiation and Student Off-Task Behaviours. Edmonton: Alberta Department of Education, 1983.

Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Indoor Allergens: Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects. Andrew M. Pope et al., eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1993.

Journal of Pesticide Reform, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Winter 1990–91) — entire issue devoted to "Getting Pesticides Out of Schools".

Kaufman, John E., ed. IES LIGHTING HANDBOOK: 1981 Application Volume. New York: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1981.

Kelly, William J. Home Safe Home: How to Make Your Home Environmentally Safe. Bethesda, MD: National Press, 1989.

"Life, Death and The Immune System", Special Issue, Scientific American, September 1993.

London Hazards Centre. Fluorescent Lighting: A Health Hazard Overhead. London, England: London Hazards Centre Trust Ltd., 1987.

Mitchell, Frank L. MCS: A Scientific Overview. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1995.

Nathanson, Tedd, P.Eng. Humidification Systems: Function, Operation and Maintenance. Ottawa: February 1995.

National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992.

Occupational Health and Safety Education Authority. WHMIS Right to Know: Control of Hazards, Participant's Guide (Module Four B). Ontario: January 1989.

———. WHMIS Right to Know: Legislation, Participant's Guide (Module One B). Ontario: January 1989.

Ontario Interministerial Committee. Report of the Interministerial Committee on Indoor Air Quality. September 1988.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment. An Introduction to the Environmental Bill of Rights. No. PIBS 21585E. Toronto: no date.

Philpott, William H., and Dwight K. Kalita. Brain Allergies: The Psychonutrient Connection. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1980.

Premier's Council on Health, Well-being and Social Justice. Our Environment, Our Health: Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy Communities, Healthy Workplaces. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1993.

———. Wealth and Health: Health and Wealth. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1994. Public Service Alliance of Canada. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity At Work: Guide for PSAC Members. Ottawa: April 1997.

Public Service Alliance of Canada. PSAC Awareness Kit on Scent-free Environments: Chemical Sensitivities — Environmental Illness. Ottawa: May 1998.

Public Works and Government Services Canada. Project Commissioning Manual. Hull, Quebec: no date.

Rajhans, G., et al. "Report of the Interministerial Committee on Indoor Air Quality". Toronto: September 1988.

Raw, G.J., ed. A questionnaire for studies of sick building syndrome: A report to The Royal Society of Health Advisory Group on sick building syndrome. London: Building Research Establishment, 1995.

Rousseau, D., et al. Your Home, Your Health and Well-Being. Vancouver: Hartley and Marks, 1988.

Schauss, Alexander. Diet, Crime and Delinquency. Berkeley, CA: Parker House Publishers, 2340 Parker Street, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Small, B., and White, J. Implications of Chemical Hypersensitivity for Housing Design. Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1984.

Small, Bruce. Indoor Air Pollution and Housing Technology. Ottawa: Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, August 1983.

———. Recommendations for Action on Pollution & Education in Toronto: A Report. Goodwood, ON: Small and Associates, 1985.

Stutt, Elizabeth, and Leslirae Rotor. Accommodating the Needs of Students with Environmental Sensitivities: A Report for School Boards, Parents and Educators. Ottawa: Allergy and Environmental Health Association of Canada, 1996.

Thomson, Judge George M. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Hypersensitivity Disorders. Toronto: Family Division, Ontario Provincial Court, August 1985.

United States Environmental Protection Agency et al. Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers. Washington, DC: Superintendent of Documents, December 1991.

———. EMF in Your Environment: Magnetic Field Measurements of Everyday Electrical Devices. No. 402-92-008. Washington, DC: Information Access Branch, December 1992.

———. Indoor Air Assessment—Indoor Biological Pollutants. Washington, DC: 1992.

———. Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management. No. EPA 735–F–93–12. Washington, DC: August 1993.

———. Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders. No. EPA/600/6-90/006F. Washington, DC: December 1992.

Zamm, Alfred. Why Your House May Endanger Your Health. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1982.

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"Analyzing Carpet Chemicals", Indoor Air Quality Update, October 1990, pp. 7–9.

"Are There Any 'Safe' Carpets?" Indoor Air Quality Update, October 1988, pp. 14–16.

Arlian, L.G., et al., "The prevalence of house dust mites, Dermatophagoides spp, and associated environmental conditions in homes in Ohio", J. Allergy Clin. Imunol., Vol. 69, No. 6 (June 1982).

Anderson, Julius, M.D., Ph.D. "Reactions to carpet emissions: a case series", Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (1997) 7:177–185.

Anderson, Rosalind, Ph.D. "Toxic emissions from carpets", Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (1995) 5:375–386.

Anderson, Rosalind, Ph.D., and Anderson, Julius, M.D., Ph.D. "Acute toxic effects of fragrance products", Archives of Environmental Health (1997) 53: 138–145.

———. "Toxic effects of air freshener emissions", Archives of Environmental Health (1997) 52:433–441.

Anderson, Rosalind, Ph.D., and Coogan, Patricia, Ph.D. "Bioassay of indoor air for irritant effects", Environmental Technology (1994) 15:813–822.

Bell, Iris R., et al. "An Olfactory-Limbic Model of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome: Possible Relationships to Kindling and Affective Spectrum Disorders", Journal of Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 32 (1992), pp. 218–242.

———. "Polysymptomatic Syndromes and Autonomic Reactivity to Nonfood Stressors in Individuals with Self-Reported Adverse Food Reactions", Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 12, No. 3 (1993), pp. 227–238.

———. "Possible Time-Dependent Sensitization to Xenobiotics: Self-Reported Illness from Chemical Odors, Foods, and Opiate Drugs in an Older Adult Population", Archives of Environmental Health, Vol. 48, No. 5 (September/October 1993), pp. 315–327.

———. "Self-Reported Illness from Chemical Odors in Young Adults without Clinical Syndromes or Occupational Exposures", Archives of Environmental Health, Vol. 48, No. 1 (January/February 1993), pp. 6–13.

———. "Symptom and Personality Profiles of Young Adults from a College Student Population with Self-Reported Illness from Foods and Chemicals", Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 12, No. 6 (1993), pp. 693–702.

Bell, Iris R. "Discriminating Between Chemical Sensitivities and Affective Disorders", Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Their Relevance to Psychiatric Disorders, Proceedings of a Workshop, Ottawa, December 7, 1992. Ottawa: Health Canada, 1994.

———. "Neuropsychiatric & Biopsychosocial Mechanisms In Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: An Olfactory-Limbic System Model", in National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992.

Bill C-340, An Act relating to indoor air quality, 2nd Session, 34th Parliament, 38–39 Elizabeth II, 1989–90, House of Commons of Canada (sponsored by John Manley, M.P., Ottawa South).

Boehm, Bob. "Industry trying to pull the rug out from under dangerous-carpet study: Evidence points to carpets as the cause of a host of maladies", The Ottawa Citizen, May 1, 1993.

Canadian Liver Foundation. "50 Ways to Love Your Liver", a brochure. Toronto: no date.

"Carpet Emissions and Indoor Air", Indoor Air Quality Update, Vol. 2, No. 12 (December 1989), pp. 1–7.

"Center Calls for Consumer Warnings to Avert Carpet-Induced Illnesses and Research to Evaluate Carpet's Role in Causing Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)", The Delicate Balance, Vol. V, Nos. 1–2 (1992), p. 5.

"Childhood Asthma Linked to Indoor Pollution", The Delicate Balance, Vol. V, Nos. 1–2 (1992), p. 3.

Cone, James E., and Shusterman, Dennis. "Health Effects of Indoor Odorants", Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 95 (1991), pp. 53–59.

Cullen, Joseph W., Ph.D. "The Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke", Smoking Policy: Questions and Answers, No. 1 in series. Seattle, WA: National Cancer Institute in cooperation with the Smoking Policy Institute, no date.

DeMatteo, Bob. "Electromagnetic Fields of Danger: Sweden now regulates the hazards of EMF but North American utilities continue to deal in denial," NOW, January 14–20, 1993, p. 10.

Dickie, Alison. "Parents' power struggle: Studies about power lines near schools have led parents to question exposure to computers," Toronto Star, February 19, 1993.

"Deadly Carpet Gets Congressional Attention," The Delicate Balance, Vol. V, Nos. 1–2 (1992), p. 4.

"EMF: You Have Been Warned," editorial comment, Canadian Insurance/Agent & Broker, November 1991, p. 7.

Etzel, Ruth, Ph.D. "Hazards of 'Secondary Smoke'," Good Housekeeping, September 1993, pp. 174, 218–219.

Fiedler, Nancy, et al. "A Controlled Study of Chemically Sensitive Patients", Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Their Relevance to Psychiatric Disorders, Proceedings of a Workshop, Ottawa, December 7, 1992. Ottawa: Health Canada, 1994.

———. "Evaluation of Chemically Sensitive Patients", JOM, Vol. 34, No. 5 (May 1992), pp. 529–538.

———. "Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity" in National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992.

Frazier, James A. "Human Sensory Evaluations of Air Quality in Indoor Environments," in John C. Baird et al., eds., Indoor Air Quality for People and Plants (Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Council for Building Research, 1991), pp. 63–70.

Gravesen, Suzanne. "Microbiological Studies on Carpets versus Hard Floors in Non-industrial Occupations," Indoor Air ’87: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Berlin, 1987, Vol. 1, pp. 668–672.

Green, George H. "The Effect of Indoor Relative Humidity on Absenteeism & Colds in Schools," ASHRAE JOURNAL, January 1975, pp. 57–62.

Hansen, Leif, et al. "Carpeting in Schools as an Indoor Pollutant," Indoor Air Quality ’87: Proceedings of the ASHRAE Conference, May 18–20, 1987, Arlington, Virginia, Vol. 2, pp. 727–731.

Health and Welfare Canada, Health Protection Branch. "Environmental Sensitivities," Issues, December 23, 1991.

Hunter, C.A., et al. "Mould in buildings: the air spora of domestic dwellings," International biodeterioration, Vol. 24 (1988), pp. 81–101.

"Industry Pursues Commissioning to Prevent IAQ Problems", Indoor Air Quality Update (February 1993), pp. 7–9.

Joffres, M.R.; Fox, R.; Srinivas, T. and Lawrence, D. “Pilot study of challenge booth testing in individuals with multiple chemical sensitivities”. Presented at the International Conference on the Combined Effects of Environmental Factors, ICCEP 2002, August 28–31, 2002, Takatsuki, Japan.

Joffres, Michel R.; Williams, Tim; Sabo, Brenda and Fox, Roy A. "Environmental Sensitivities: Prevalence of Major Symptoms in a Referral Center: The Nova Scotia Environmental Sensitivities Research Center Study," Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 109, No. 2 (February 2001), pp. 161–165.

Jones, Deborah. "Nova Scotia only province to provide clinic for 'environmentally sensitive' patients," Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 147, No. 6 (1992), pp. 931–933.

———. "Sick hospital, sick doctor: Halifax hospital tries to cope with 'environmental illness'", Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 146, No. 11 (1992), pp. 2056–2061.

———. Joyce, Jenifer. "Tracking Trends: Scent Suits May Be the Newest Tort Category", Indoor Pollution Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 6 (November 1991), pp. 3 and 5.

Kosta, Louise. "Focus on Fragrance and Health", The Human Ecologist, No. 55 (Fall 1992), pp. 1, 5–10.

Levin, Hal. "A Procedure Used to Evaluate Building Materials and Furnishings for a Large Office Building", Indoor Air 1987: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Berlin, 1987, Vol. 1, pp. 54–58.

Lindvall, Thomas. "Behavioral and Biological Indicators for Assessing Environmental Deterioration and Hazards", in John C. Baird, Birgitta Berglund and William T. Jackson, eds., Indoor Air Quality for People and Plants. (Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Council for Building Research, 1991), pp. 19–36.

———. "Air Pollution and Your Health: Take a Look at Facts About Your Lungs", a brochure. No date.

———. "Indoor Air Pollution in the Office", a brochure. No. 10020. No date.

———. "Second-Hand Smoke: Take a Look at Facts About Your Lungs", a brochure (9/91).

MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean. "A breath of fresh air: Innovative model home designed for people who suffer from environmental hypersensitivity", The Ottawa Citizen, September 10, 1994, p. I1, I12.

Manley, John. "The Environment: Indoor Air Quality", Hansard: Commons Debates, June 5, 1990, pp. 12308–12318.

Miller, Claudia S., and Ashford, Nicholas A. "Allergy and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Distinguished", in National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Addendum to Biologic Markers in Immunotoxicology (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992), pp. 4763.

Miller, Claudia S. "Possible Models for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Conceptual Issues and Role of the Limbic System", Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Their Relevance to Psychiatric Disorders, Proceedings of a Workshop, Ottawa, December 7, 1992. Ottawa: Health Canada, 1994.

"More Data on Productivity: Benefits Could Far Outweight Costs", IEQ Strategies, September 1997, pp. 6–7.

Nexø, Ebba, et al. "Extreme Fatigue and Malaise: A Syndrome Caused by Badly Cleaned Wall-to-Wall Carpets?", Ecology of Disease, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1983), pp. 415–418.

Norbäck, Dan, and Torgén, Margareta. "A Longitudinal Study of Symptoms Associated with Wall-to-Wall Carpets and Electrostatical Charge in Swedish School Buildings", Indoor Air Quality ’87: Proceedings of the ASHRAE Conference, Arlington, Virginia, May 18–20, 1987, Vol. 2, pp. 572–576.

———. "A Longitudinal Study Relating Carpeting with Sick Building Syndrome", Environmental International, Vol. 15 (1989), pp. 129–135.

Ott, Wayne R., and Roberts, John W. "Everyday Exposure to Toxic Pollutants", Scientific American (February 1998), pp. 86–91.

Pfeiff, Margo. "Buildings that Make People Sick", Reader's Digest, December 1993, pp. 73–77.

Pleil, Joachim D., and Whiton, Robert S. "Determination of Organic Emissions from New Carpeting", Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg., Vol. 5, No. 10 (October 1990), pp. 563–699.

"Problem Buildings: Building-Associated Illness and the Sick Building Syndrome", Occupational Medicine, Vol. 4, No. 4 (October–December 1989), pp. 680–682.

"Productivity: Important Consideration, But Difficult to Measure", IEQ Strategies, December 1999, pp. 3–4.

Ryan, Christopher M., et al. "Cacosmia and Neurobehavioral Dysfunction Associated With Occupational Exposure to Mixtures of Organic Solvents", American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 145, No. 11 (November 1988), pp. 1442–1445.

Rylander, Ragnar, et al. "Bacterial Investigation of Wall-to-Wall Carpeting", American Journal of Public Health, No. 63 (1974), pp. 163–168.

Seifert, B., et al. "Volatile Organic Compounds from Carpeting", Man and His Ecosystem: Proceedings of the 8th World Clean Air Congress 1989, Vol. 1, pp. 253–258.

Spears, T. "Report urges 'respect' for environmentally sensitive", Ottawa Citizen, April 20, 1991, p. A–6.

Srinivasan, Bhaskar. "Citizens tackle utility giant", NOW, January 14–20, 1993, p. 11.

"Study raises worries of illness from carpet: In small-scale tests, fumes killed mice", The Delicate Balance, Vol. V, Nos. 1–2 (1992), p. 6.

Thorstensen, Ellen, et al. "Air Pollution Sources and Indoor Air Quality in Schools". Laboratory of Heating and Air Conditioning, Technical University of Denmark.

Ulett, G.A. "Food Allergy – Cytotoxic Testing and the Central Nervous System". Psychiatric Journal of the University of Ottawa, Vol. 5, No. 2 (June, 1980), p. 100.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. Formaldehyde: Hazard Summary No. 50-00-0. Washington, DC: updated February 12, 2003.

———. Indoor Air Facts No. 3: Ventilation and Air Quality in Offices. No. 20A 4002. Washington, DC: July 1990.

———. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. No. ANR 445 W. Washington, DC: April 1991.

Waterloo County Board of Education. "Ecology Room Custodial Standards", memorandum from G. Mills to Michael M. Hearn, dated May 14, 1991.

Yalden, Max. Testimony, "Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons", Hansard, Issue No. 23, May 10, 1990, p. 1620.

Anderson Laboratories. Acute neurotoxic effects of air fresheners and colognes. West Hartford, Vermont, 1997.

———. Acute toxic effects of school air samples. West Hartford, Vermont, 1999.

Public Service Alliance of Canada, Ottawa, 1997. Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: It's Not Just in Your Head.