Although Poor Air Quality Is Probably Not The Hazard That Is Foremost In Peoples' Minds As They Board Planes, It Has Been A Concern For Years. Passengers Have Complained About Dry Eyes, Sore Throat, Dizziness, Headaches, And Other Symptoms. Flight Attendants Have Repeatedly Raised Questions About The Safety Of The Air That They Breathe. The Airliner Cabin Environment And The Health Of Passengers And Crew Examines In Detail The Aircraft Environmental Control Systems, The Sources Of Chemical And Biological Contaminants In Aircraft Cabins, And The Toxicity And Health Effects Associated With These Contaminants. The Book Provides Some Recommendations For Potential Approaches For Improving Cabin Air Quality And A Surveillance And Research Program. The Airliner Cabin Environment And The Health Of Passengers And Crew; Copyright; Other Reports Of The Board On Environmental Studies And Toxicology; Preface; Contents; The Airliner Cabin Environment And The Health Of Passengers And Crew; Summary; The Charge To The Committee; The Committee�s Approach To Its Charge; The Committee�s Evaluation; Aircraft Systems; Exposures On Aircraft; Health Considerations; Findings; Recommendations; 1 Introduction; Exposures On Aircraft; Regulatory Aspects Of Cabin Air Quality History Of Previous Cabin Air-quality Studiesorganization Of The Report; References; 2 Environmental Control; Environmental Conditions; Pressure; Contamination; Contaminants Originating In The Cabin; Contaminants Originating Outside The Cabin; Transient Response Of Cabin Environmental Conditions; Reactive Contaminants; Temperature Control; Air Distribution And Circulation; Recirculation; Relative Humidity; Environmental Control Systems; Bleed-air Supply; Auxiliary Power Unit; Air-conditioning Packs Air Distribution Systemground-based Systems; Alternative Environmental Control Systems; Environmental Control System Design And Operational Standards; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; 3 Chemical Contaminants And The