Ofungwu Joseph
The Louis Berger Group, 55 Shippen Ridge, Oxford, New Jersey 07863, USA.
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2005 Apr;1(2):135-41. doi: 10.1897/ieam_2004-017.1.
A comprehensive indoor air-quality (IAQ) investigation was conducted at a state correctional facility in New Jersey, USA with a lengthy history of IAQ problems. The IAQ investigation comprised preliminary indoor air screening using direct readout instrumentation, indoor air/surface wipe sampling and laboratory analysis, as well as a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system evaluation, and a building envelope survey. In addition to air sampling, a human health risk assessment was performed to evaluate the potential for exposure to site-related air contaminants with respect to the inmate and worker populations. The risk assessment results for the prison facility indicated the potential for significant health risks for the inmate population, possibly reflecting the effects of their confinement and extended exposure to indoor air contaminants, as compared to the prison guard and worker population. Based on the results of the risk assessment, several mitigation measures are recommended to minimize prison population health risks and improve indoor air quality at prison facilities.
在美国新泽西州的一所州立惩教机构进行了一项全面的室内空气质量（IAQ）调查，该机构存在长期的室内空气质量问题。室内空气质量调查包括使用直读仪器进行初步室内空气筛查、室内空气/表面擦拭采样及实验室分析，以及供暖、通风和空调系统评估和建筑围护结构调查。除了空气采样外，还进行了人体健康风险评估，以评估囚犯和工作人员接触与场地相关的空气污染物的可能性。监狱设施的风险评估结果表明，囚犯群体存在重大健康风险，与狱警和工作人员群体相比，这可能反映了他们被监禁以及长期接触室内空气污染物的影响。根据风险评估结果，建议采取若干缓解措施，以尽量减少监狱人口的健康风险并改善监狱设施的室内空气质量。
