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The Risk Screening for Indoor Air Pollution Chemicals in Japan

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  • Kenichi Azuma
  • Iwao Uchiyama
  • Koichi Ikeda

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In recent years, public health problems caused by indoor air pollution have been drawing strong public concern in Japan. After conducting extensive exposure assessment, governmental agencies have taken effective measures to solve the problem; for instance, “Guidelines for indoor air quality (IAQ)” of 13 chemicals, for example, formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene, has been established. Thousands of chemicals have been identified in the indoor environment. Priority rating of those chemicals, however, was not based on the health risk level. We developed a risk‐screening scheme for indoor air pollution chemicals and analyzed the current status of the risk levels of those chemicals in Japan. We researched scientific knowledge of health hazards and exposure surveys of indoor air pollution chemicals in Japan, and classified those chemicals based on the health risk level estimated from the scheme. The risk levels of 93 chemicals were characterized and six chemicals (formaldehyde, acrolein, 1,4‐dichlorobenzene, benzene, tetrachloroethylene, and benzo(a)pyrene) were classified in the highest risk category.

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  • Kenichi Azuma & Iwao Uchiyama & Koichi Ikeda, 2007. "The Risk Screening for Indoor Air Pollution Chemicals in Japan," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(6), pages 1623-1638, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:27:y:2007:i:6:p:1623-1638
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00993.x
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