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Thermal Comfort :
 Metabolic activities dissipates heat from the
body.
 Insufficient Heat loss is called "Hyper thermia"
and Excessive heat loss is "Hypo thermia".
 Skin temperature less than 180C and more than
450C causes pain.

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Energy Balance in Body :
M - W = qsk + qres + S
Where,
 M = Rate of metabolic heat production.
 W = Rate of mechanical work accomplished.
 qsk = Heat loss from skin.
 qres = Heat loss through respiration.
S = Total heat storage in skin and core components.

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 Secondary factors affecting
Comfort :
 Day-to-Day variations,
 Age,
 Adaptation,
 Sex,
 Seasonal &
 Circadian Rhythms.

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Indoor Enviornmental Health :
 Assessing and controlling factors in the indoor
enviornment that can potentially affect health.
 Diseases are caused by genetics and exposures.
The contaminants in non industrial environment
are:
 Volatile Organic compounds.
 Semi Volatile Organic compounds.
 Refrigerants.
 Inorganic gases.
 CO , CO2 , NO2 , SO2 , O3 , etc.

5/1/2019 PROMPT ACADEMY, THRISSUR 5

 Mechanical Disturbances are :
 Vibration.
 Sound & Noise.
 Electro magnetic radiations.

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Air Contaminants :
2 TYPES :
 Particles
 Gases
 Particles dispersed in air are also known as
aerosols or airborne particle.
 Particles may be liquid, solid or have a solid core
surrounded by liquid.

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Air Contaminants :
 Solid particles :
Dusts, Fumes, Smoke, etc.
 Liquid particles :
Mists, Fogs, Smogs, etc.

 Bioaerosols :
Fragmentary viruses, Bacteria, Fungal spores,
Plant and animal allergents, etc.

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Air Contaminants :
 Gaseous contaminants are chemical
contaminants that can exist as free molecules
or atoms in air.
 Harmful effects of Gaseous contaminants are :
 Toxicity,
 Irritation
 Odor
 Material damage.

5/1/2019 PROMPT ACADEMY, THRISSUR 9

 Odors :
Outdoor sources :
 Automotive & diesel exhausts
 Hazardous waste sites
 Sewage treatment plants
 Compost piles
 Refineries
 Printing plants
 Chemical plants, ect.

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 Odors :
Indoor sources :
 Tobocco products
 Bathrooms & toilets
 Building materials (adhesives,carpets,insulation
board,paints.)
 Consumer products (toiletries, polishes, cleaning
materials, food, etc.)
 Hobby materials, Fabrics
 Foam cushions , etc.

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