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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Health Effects of Indoor Allergens; Pope AM, Patterson R, Burge H, editors. Indoor Allergens: Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1993.

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Indoor Allergens: Assessing and Controlling Adverse Health Effects.

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Acronyms

ABPA

allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

AAAI

American Academy of Allergy and Immunology

ACAI

American College of Allergy and Immunology

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

AHU

air-handling unit

APC

antigen-presenting cell

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BAL

bronchoalveolar lavage

BRI

building-related illness

CBER

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

CTL

cytolytic T lymphocytes

ELISA

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FEF

forced expiratory flow

FEF25–75

forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75 percent of forced vital capacity

FEV1

forced expiratory volume exhaled in 1 second

FVC

forced vital capacity

GM-CSF

granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor

HEPA

filter high-efficiency particulate arresting filter

HETES

hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HMW

high molecular weight

HP

hypersensitivity pneumonitis

HVAC

system heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system

IFN

Interferon

Ig

Immunoglobulin

IgE

immunoglobulin E

IL-1

interleukin-1

IUIS

International Union of Immunologic Societies

kDa

kilodalton (molecular mass measure)

LMW

low molecular weight

LOAEL

lowest observed adverse effect level

LRSS

late respiratory systemic syndrome

MCS

multiple chemical sensitivity

MHC

major histocompatibility complex

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

NIAID

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NOAEL

no observed adverse effect level

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment

OTS

Office of Toxic Substances

PAF

platelet-activating factor

PDA

pulmonary disease anemia

PEL

permissible exposure limit

PG

Prostaglandin

PMN

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

ppb

parts per billion

ppm

parts per million

RAST

radioallergosorbent test

SBS

sick (or tight) building syndrome

TLV

threshold limit value

TMA

trimellitic anhydride

TM-HSA

trimellitic anhydride conjugated with human serum albumin

UF

uncertainty factor

WHO

World Health Organization

Copyright 1993 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Bookshelf ID: NBK236024

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