The quality of our indoor environments affects well-being and productivity, and risks for
diverse diseases are increased by indoor air pollutants, surface contamination with toxins
and microbes, and contact among people at home, at work, in transportation, and in many
other public and private places. We offer an overview of nearly a century of research
directed at understanding indoor environments and health, consider current research needs,
and set out policy matters that need to be addressed if we are to have the healthiest possible�…

The quality of our indoor environments affects well-being and productivity, and risks
fordiverse diseases are increased by indoor air pollutants, surface contamination with
toxinsand microbes, and contact among people at home, at work, in transportation, and in
manyother public and private places. Offered here is an overview of nearly a century of
researchdirected at understanding indoor environments and health, current research needs,
andpolicy initiatives that need to be addressed in order to have the healthiest possible�…