Special Committee Report of AsMA: Cabin Air Quality.
- Author:
Claude THIBEAULT
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Author Information
1. Chair, Passenger Health Subcommittee, Air Transport Medicine Committee, AsMA.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Humidity;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Aerospace and Environmental Medicine
1997;7(1):17-21
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Thibeault C. Special Committee Report : Cabin Air Quality Aviat Space Environ Med 1997 ;68 : 80-2. Cabin Air Quality has generated considerable public and workers' concern and controversy in the last few years. To clarify the situation, AsMA requested the Passenger Health Subcommittee of the Air Transport Medicine Committee to review the situation and prepare a position statement. After identifying the various sources of confusion, we review the scientifically accepted facts In the different elements involved in Cabin Air Quality : pressurization, ventilation, contaminants, humidity and temperature. At the same time, we identify areas that need more research and make recommendations accordingly.
