Housing interventions and control of health-related chemical agents: a review of the evidence.

@article{Sandel2010HousingIA,
  title={Housing interventions and control of health-related chemical agents: a review of the evidence.},
  author={Megan Sandel and Andrea C Baeder and A S A Bradman and Jack Hughes and Clifford S. Mitchell and Richard J. Shaughnessy and Tim K. Takaro and David E. Jacobs},
  journal={Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP},
  year={2010},
  volume={16 5 Suppl},
  pages={
          S24-33
        }
}
Subject matter experts systematically reviewed evidence on the effectiveness of housing interventions that affect health outcomes associated with exposure to chemical agents, such as pesticides, lead, volatile organic compounds, as well as the radon gas. Particulates were also examined, and the role of ventilation on exposures was assessed. The review included both published literature and peer-reviewed reports from the US Environmental Protection Agency. Four of the 14 interventions reviewed… 
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