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Table of Combustion Products (C) Wiley Steven Bliss Table of Combustion Products & Indoor Air Quality Hazards
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  • Carbon monoxide - sources, health effects, typical indoor levels, steps to reduce exposure
  • Nitrogen dioxide -
  • sources, health effects, typical indoor levels, steps to reduce exposure
  • Sulfur dioxide (sulphur dioxide) -
  • sources, health effects, typical indoor levels, steps to reduce exposure
  • Respirable particles -
  • sources, health effects, typical indoor levels, steps to reduce exposure
  • Second-hand tobacco smoke -
  • sources, health effects, typical indoor levels, steps to reduce exposure
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Here we provide a table listing common indoor air quality contaminants caused by combustion (heaters, fireplaces, smoking, etc), their sources, effects, typical levels, and steps to reduce exposure. This article series includes excerpts from Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction, by Steven Bliss, courtesy of Wiley & Sons. Also see our discussion of hazardous combustion products in buildings at Combustion Appliance Contaminants.

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Table of Combustion Products Found Indoors

The following table lists common indoor air hazards and contaminants generated by combustion such as heating equipment, fireplaces, woodstoves, kerosene heaters, smoking. The table provides, for each contaminant, the name, description, primary household sources, health effects, typical exposure levels, and steps to reduce exposure.

Table of common indoor combustion product air quality hazards, sources, effects, and solutions (C) J Wiley, Steven Bliss

-- Adapted with permission from Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction.

See COMBUSTION AIR for additional details about the requirement for combustion air. COMBUSTION AIR for TIGHT BUILDINGS explains how to provide outside combustion air for tight buildings. See COMBUSTION GASES & PARTICLE HAZARDS for an explanation of the dangers of inadequate combustion air. See COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ for the relationship between fuel burning appliances and building indoor air quality. More about carbon monoxide - CO - is at CARBON MONOXIDE - CO and at CARBON MONOXIDE WARNING.

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AIR POLLUTANTS, COMMON INDOOR
ALLERGEN TESTS for BUILDINGS
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ALLERGY TEST ACCURACY
FLOODS IN BUILDINGS-priorities
FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP
MOLD: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MOLD
ACTION GUIDE - WHAT TO DO ABOUT INDOOR MOLD
INDOOR AIR QUALITY & HOUSE TIGHTNESS
INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE
  Health Effects of Air Pollutants
  Common Indoor Air Pollutants
  Key Strategies for Improving Indoor Air Quality
  Whole House Ventilation Strategies
  Air Filtering Strategies
  Particles in Indoor Air - Chart
  Quick Guide to Gases
  Air-Cleaner Types
  Air Filter Effectiveness
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  Finding & Reducing Air Pollutants
  Radon Hazards
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  Biological Pollutants
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  Pesticide Exposure Hazards
  Lead Exposure Hazards
  Asbestos Exposure Hazards
  Carpeting and Indoor Air Quality
  Combustion Appliance Contaminants
  Backdrafting Appliances
  Fireplace & Woodstove Contaminants
  INDOOR AIR HAZARDS TABLE
  INDOOR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ
INDOOR AIR QUALITY METHODS COMPARED
LEAD POISONING HAZARDS GUIDE
MOISTURE CONTROL in BUILDINGS
MOLD ACTION GUIDE - WHAT TO DO ABOUT MOLD
MOLD ATLAS & PARTICLES INDEX
MOLD BY MICROSCOPE
MOLD CLASSES, HAZARD LEVELS
MOLD CLEANUP GUIDE- HOW TO GET RID OF MOLD
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ODORS, Smells, Gases in Buildings-Diagnosis & Cure
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