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Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health B Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Reports on Climate-Change, Indoor-Environment, and Health Topics The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Indoor Environments Division—the sponsor of this study—commissioned a set of white papers on topics related to climate change, the indoor environment, and health to provide information for the committee's consideration. They are listed below1 and cited, where appropriate, throughout the report. The white papers are also compiled on an EPA Web site that provides links to a number of Agency and contractor reports on issues of indoor air quality (EPA, 2011). The responsibility for the white papers listed below rests with their authors, and their content does not necessarily represent the views of the committee or the Institute of Medicine. Contractor Report: Climate Change and Indoor Air Quality This report presents a general discussion of the effects of climate change on indoor air quality, including occupant influences. Among the issues addressed are how increasing outdoor temperatures may change window and air-conditioning use, moisture intrusion and its adverse health effects, and the effects of weatherization and energy-efficiency efforts on indoor air quality. Field WR. 2010. Climate change and indoor air quality. Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency. 1  Descriptions of report content are derived in part from EPA (2011). 263 Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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