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Concept & Feature References

1Air quality standards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
2Smoking ban
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
American Lung Association. What's in a Cigarette? http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/whats-in-a-cigarette.html. Accessed February 11, 2015.
Jamal A, Agaku IT, O'Connor E, King BA, Kenemer JB, et al. Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults—United States, 2005-2013. 2014. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Volume 63, pp. 1108-1112.
3Ventilation effectiveness
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Make Your House a Healthy Home. EPA-908-K-10-001. January 2012. http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-05/documents/healthy_homes_brochure_english.pdf. Accessed May 19, 2015.
4VOC reduction
Krzyzanowski M, Quackenboss JJ, Lebowitz MD. Chronic Respiratory Effects of Indoor Formaldehyde Exposure. 1990. Environmental Research, Volume 52, pp. 117-125.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Benzene. http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/benzene.html. Updated October18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
International Agency for Research on Cancer. IARC Monographs: Chemical Agents and Related Occupations. Volume 100F. 2012. WHO Press, Geneva.
McGwin G, Lienert J, Kennedy JI. Formaldehyde Exposure and Asthma in Children: A Systematic Review. 2010. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 118, pp. 313-317.
5Air filtration
Pope CA, Burnet RT, Thun MJ, Calle EE, Krewski D, et al. Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution. 2002. Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 287, pp. 1132-1141.
Kunzli N, Jerrett M, Mack WJ, Beckerman B, LaBree L, et al. Ambient Air Pollution and Atherosclerosis in Los Angeles. 2005. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 113, pp. 201-206.
Chen LH, Knutsen SF, Shavlik D, Beeson WL, Petersen F, et al. The Association Between Fatal Coronary Heart Disease and Ambient Particulate Air Pollution: Are Females at Greater Risk? 2005. Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 113, pp. 1723-1729.
6Microbe and mold control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
9Cleaning protocol
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/sick_building_factsheet.pdf. Published February 1991. Accessed April 16, 2015.
10Pesticide management
Gilliom J, Barbash JE, Crawford CG, Hamilton PA, Martin JD, et al. Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291,172 p.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Glyphosate in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/glyphosate.cfm. Updated February 9, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Atrazine in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/atrazine.cfm#eight. Updated September 17, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Atrazine. Chemical Summary. http://www.epa.gov/teach/chem_summ/Atrazine_summary.pdf. Updated April 24, 2007. Accessed April 21, 2015.
11Fundamental material safety
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Lead Compounds. http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/lead.html. Updated October 18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. America's Children and the Environment, Third Edition (ACE3) – Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). http://www.epa.gov/ace/pdfs/Biomonitoring-PCBs.pdf. 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Asbestos. http://www.epa.gov/airtoxics/hlthef/asbestos.html. Updated October 18, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
13Air flush
Rutgers Center for Green Buildings. New Jersey Green Building Manual: Building Flush. http://greenmanual.rutgers.edu/newcommercial/strategies/buildingflush.pdf. Updated May 17, 2011. Accessed April 22, 2015.
16Humidity control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html. Updated July 3, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Parthasarathy S, Maddalena RL, Russell ML, Apte MG. Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Formaldehyde Emissions in Temporary Housing Units. 2011. Journal of the Air Waste Management Association, Volume 61, pp. 689-695.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Handling Irradiated Mail. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/irr-mail/opm-letter.html. Updated October 5, 2012. Accessed May 1, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
World Health Organization. Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality – Selected Pollutants. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010: 141-142.
17Direct source ventilation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chapter 1: Introduction to Molds. http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter1.html. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html. Updated July 9, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Health Effects: Ground Level Ozone. http://www.epa.gov/groundlevelozone/health.html. Updated November 26, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
19Operable windows
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Public Health Statement: Formaldehyde. Atlanta: United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.
22Pest control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cockroaches and Schools. http://www2.epa.gov/managing-pests-schools/cockroaches-and-schools. Updated April 28, 2015. Accessed May 1, 2015.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Cockroach Allergy. http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=22&cont=312. Updated 2011. Accessed April 22, 2015.
24Combustion minimization
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Carbon Monoxide Questions and Answers. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Carbon-Monoxide-Information-Center/Carbon-Monoxide-Questions-and-Answers-/. Updated 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Blumenthal I. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. 2001. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 94, pp. 270-272.
25Toxic material reduction
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQs for Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=900&tid=94. Updated March 25, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
26Enhanced material safety
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Facts No. 4: Sick Building Syndrome. http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pdfs/sick_building_factsheet.pdf. Published February 1991. Accessed April 16, 2015.
27Antimicrobial activity for surfaces
Sawan SP, Shalon T, Subramanyam S, Yurkovetskiy A. U.S. 5849311 A Patent. Contact-killing Non-leaching Antimicrobial Materials. http://www.google.com/patents/US5849311. Updated October 1996. Accessed April 22, 2015.

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30Fundamental water quality
Olson E. What's on Tap: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities. 2003. Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
Dvorak B, Skipton I, Sharon O. Drinking Water Treatment: An Overview. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. August 2014, Lincoln, NE.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Olson BH. Bacterial Colonization of Mortar-lined and Galvanized Iron Water Distribution Mains. 1981. AWWA National Conference, Denver, CO.
Herson DS, Marshall DR, Victoreen HT. Bacterial Persistence in the Distribution System. 1984. Journal of the American Water Works Association, Volume 76, pp. 309-322.
31Inorganic contaminants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information About Lead in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/lead.cfm. Updated February 5, 2014. Accessed May 1, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information About Mercury (Inorganic) in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/mercury.cfm. Updated February 5, 2014. Accessed May 1, 2015.
32Organic contaminants
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological Profile for Vinyl Chloride. July 2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Public Health Statement – Polychlorinated Biphenyls. November 2000. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
33Agricultural contaminants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Glyphosate in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/glyphosate.cfm. Updated February 9, 2014. Accessed April 22, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about 2,4-D (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid) in Drinking Water. ;http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/2-4-d-2-4-dichlorophenoxyacetic-acid.cfm#eight . Updated December 13, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
Environmental Working Group. National Drinking Water Database 2,4-D. http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/chemical-contaminants/24-D/2105/. Updated 2011. Accessed April 21, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Gilliom J, Barbash JE, Crawford CG, Hamilton PA, Martin JD, et al. Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291,172 p.
Mizota K, Ueda H. Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Atrazine Causes Degranulation through Gq/11 Protein-coupled Neurosteroid Receptor in Mast Cells. 2005. Toxicological Sciences, Volume 90, pp. 362-368.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Atrazine in Drinking Water. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/atrazine.cfm#eight. Updated September 17, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2015.
34Public water additives
Villanueva CM, Cantor KP, Grimalt JO, Malats N, Silverman D, et al. Bladder Cancer and Exposure to Water Disinfection By-products through Ingestion, Bathing, Showering and Swimming in Pools. 2006. American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 165, pp. 148-156.
World Health Organization. Trihalomethanes in Drinking-Water. 2004. Geneva, Switzerland.
Olson E. What's on Tap: Grading Drinking Water in U.S. Cities. 2003. Natural Resources Defense Council. Washington, D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Basic Information about Disinfectants in Drinking Water: Chloramine, Chlorine, and Chlorine Dioxide. http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/disinfectants.cfm. Updated December 13, 2013. Accessed April 28, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. EPA 816-F-09-004. Published May 2009. Washington, D.C.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association. Nature's Way to Prevent Tooth Decay: Water Fluoridation. 2006.
37Drinking water promotion
Medline Plus. Dehydration. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000982.htm. Updated April 9, 2015. Accessed April 21, 2015.

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38Fruits and vegetables
Produce for Better Health Foundation. State of the Plate: 2010 Study on America’s Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables. 2010. http://www.pbhfoundation.org/pdfs/about/res/pbh_res/stateplate.pdf. Accessed April 20, 2015.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th Edition, December 2010. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life. 2002. http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/whr02_en.pdf. Accessed April 20, 2015.
World Health Organization. Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Around the World: Information Sheet. http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/fruit/en/index2.html. Accessed April 20, 2015.
39Processed foods
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC Guide to Strategies for Reducing the Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages. March 2010.
American Heart Assocation. Added Sugars. http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Added-Sugars_Ucm_305858_Article.jsp. Updated November 19, 2014. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Despres JP, Willett WC, et al. Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis. 2010. Diabetes Care, Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 2477-2483.
Sayon-Orea C, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Gea A, Alonso A, Pimenta AM, et al. Baseline Consumption and Changes in Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension: The SUN Project. 2014. Clinical Nutrition, November 22. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25481680. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Johnson RK, Appel LJ, Brands M, Howard BV, Lefevre M, et al. Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. 2009. Circulation, Volume 120, Issue 11, pp. 1011-1020.
40Food allergies
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Food Safety Information: Allergies and Food Safety. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/1e98f24c-d616-443f-8490-f7372476d558/Allergies_and_Food_Safety.pdf?MOD=AJPERES. Published July 2011. Accessed April 20, 2015.
Food Allergy Research & Education. Food Allergy Facts and Statistics for the U.S. http://www.foodallergy.org/document.doc?id=194. Accessed April 20, 2015.
41Hand washing
Food and Drug Administration. Food Code: 2013 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration. PB2013-110462. Published 2013.
Huang C, Ma W, Stack S. The Hygienic Efficacy of Different Hand-drying Methods: A Review of the Evidence. 2012. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Volume 87, Issue 8, pp. 791-798.
43Artificial ingredients
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Is it Food Allergy or Food Intolerance? http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodallergy/understanding/pages/foodintolerance.aspx#lactose. Updated December 2, 2010. Accessed April 20, 2015.
45Food advertising
Federal Trade Commission. Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents, A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-regulation: A Report to Congress. Published July 2008.
The International Association of Consumer Food Organizations. Broadcasting Bad Health: Why Food Marketing to Children Needs to Be Controlled. A Report by the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations for the WHO Consultation on a Global Strategy on Diet and Nutrition. https://cspinet.org/reports/codex/foodmarketingreport.pdf. Published July 2003. Accessed April 20, 2015.
46Safe food preparation materials
Food and Drug Administration. Update on Bisphenol A for Use in Food Contact Applications. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm064437.htm. 2014. Updated January 6. 2015. Accessed May 1, 2015.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Biomonitoring Summary Bisphenol A. CAS No. 80-05-7. National Biomonitoring Program. 2013. http://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/BisphenolA_BiomonitoringSummary.html. Accessed May 19, 2015.
47Serving sizes
Giblin C. The Perils of Large Plates: Waist, Waste, and Wallet. Cornell University Food and Brand Lab. http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/outreach/large-plates.html. Accessed April 20, 2015.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. What Causes Overweight and Obesity? http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/causes. Updated July 13, 2012. Accessed April 20, 2015.
49Responsible food production
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51Food production
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52Mindful eating
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53Visual lighting design
Schubert EF. Human Eye Sensitivity and Photometric Quantities. Light-Emitting Diodes. 2nd ed. 2006. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, pp. 275-91.
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service. March 2014, Washington, D.C., pp. 135-136.
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54Circadian lighting design
Lucas RJ, Peirson SN, Berson DM, Brown TM, Cooper HM, et al. Measuring and Using Light in the Melanopsin Age. 2014. Trends in Neuroscience, Volume 31, Issue 1, pp. 1-9.
Ko CH, Takahashi JS. Molecular Components of the Mammalian Circadian Clock. 2006. Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 18, Issue 2, pp. R271-R277.
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55Electric light glare control
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Mainster MA, Turner PL. Glare’s Causes, Consequences, and Clinical Challenges after a Century of Ophthalmic Study. 2012. American Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 153, Issue 4, pp. 587-593.
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56Solar glare control
Mainster MA, Turner PL. Glare’s Causes, Consequences, and Clinical Challenges after a Century of Ophthalmic Study. 2012. American Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 153, Issue 4, pp. 587-593.
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57Low-glare workstation design
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58Color quality
Gardner EP, Johnson KO. Sensory Coding. In: Kandel, ER, Schwartz, JH, Jessell, TM, et al, eds. Principles of Neural Science. 5th Edition, 2013. McGraw Hill Medical, New York, NY.
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59Surface design
Duffy JF, Czeisler CA. Effect of Light on Human Circadian Physiology. 2009. Sleep Medicine Clinics, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 165-77.
61Right to light
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62Daylight modeling
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63Daylighting fenestration
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64Interior fitness circulation
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65Activity incentive programs
Schumacher J, Utley J, Sutton L, Horton T, Hamer T, et al. Boosting Workplace Stair Utilization: A Study of Incremental Reinforcement. 2013. Rehabilitation Psychology, Volume 58, Issue 1, pp. 81-86.
Woodcock J, Franco OH, Orsini N, Roberts I. Non-vigorous Physical Activity and All-cause Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies. 2011. International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp. 121-138.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Steps to Wellness: A Guide to Implementing the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in the Workplace. 2012. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA.
66Structured fitness opportunities
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67Exterior active design
Ewing R, Cervero R. Travel and the Built Environment. 2010. Journal of the American Planning Association, Volume 76, Issue 3, pp. 265-294.
New York City Departments of Design and Construction, Health and Mental Hygiene, Transportation, City Planning. Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design. Published 2010: 4-7; 34; 43; 72-76; 85-87.
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68Physical activity spaces
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69Active transportation support
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New York City Departments of Design and Construction, Health and Mental Hygiene, Transportation, City Planning. Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design. Published 2010: 4-7; 34; 43; 72-76; 85-87.
70Fitness equipment
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2008. Washington, D.C.
71Active furnishings
Buckley JP, Mellor DD, Morris M, Joseph F. Standing-based Office Work Shows Encouraging Signs of Attenuating Post-prandial Glycaemic Excursion. 2014. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume 71, Issue 2, pp. 109-111.
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