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Edited by G.B. Leslie and F.W. Lunau. 329 pp., illustrated. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. $79.95. ISBN 0-521-38510-5.

According to the introduction, this book is aimed at the informed nonspecialist who has to deal with questions of indoor air pollution. We certainly qualify as nonspecialists in the field, and we have judged the book by its clarity in explaining this complex area.

In Europe and the United States, more than 70 percent of people's time is spent indoors, where they can be exposed to a variety of potentially harmful substances. Some such substances enter from the outdoor environment (as in the case of grass pollen). As outdoor air in most "advanced" countries has become less polluted, however, indoor . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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