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Human Factors and Ergonomics Group: Selected Indoor Air Quality Publications (1987-present)

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   INDOOR AIR QUALITY

2013

Wang,J., Hedge, A., Koszalka,T.A.,  Ishikawa, A.,  Kato, S., Zhang, J.  (2013) Effects of Ventilation on Perceived Indoor Environmental Quality and Performance on Creativity and Productivity Tasks, Proceedings of CLIMA 2013 (in press)

2011 Wang, J., Burris, M., Hedge, A., Koszalka, T.A., Zhang, J.S. (2011). A pilot study on the effects of ventilation rate on creativity performance. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference of Indoor Air 2011, June 5-10, Austin, TX.
2010 Hedge, A. & Gaygen, D.E. (2010) Indoor Environment Conditions and Computer Work in an Office, HVAC&R Research Journal, 16 (2), 123-138.
2009 Gaygen, D.E. & Hedge, A. (2008) Effects of acute exposure to a complex fragrance on lexical access, Chemical Senses, 34, 85-91.

Hedge, A. (2009) Indoor Environmental Quality, Health and Productivity. Environmental Research Journal, 4 (1/2).

Hedge, A. (2009) Indoor Environmental Quality, Health and Productivity, R.G. Harris and D.P. Moore, (eds.), Indoor Work and Living Environments, Chap. 6, Nova Science Publishers, 247-262.

Hedge, A. (2009) The Role of Carpet in Sustainable Design, R.G. Harris and D.P. Moore, (eds.), Indoor Work and Living Environments, Chap. 5, Nova Science Publishers, 223-245.

Hedge, A. and Gaygen, D. (2009) Office Environmental Conditions and Computer Work Performance, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Oct. 19-23, 488-492.

Hedge, A., Khalifa, H.E. and Zhang, J. (2009) On the Control of Environmental Conditions using Personal Ventilation Systems, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Oct. 19-23, 536-540.

Hedge, A. and Gaygen, D. (2009) IAQ effects on office productivity, Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, Sept. 13-19. 4 pages.

2006 Obendorf, S. K., Lemley, A.T., Hedge, A., Kline, A.A., Tan, K., and T. Dokuchayeva (2006) Distribution of Pesticide Residues within Homes in Central New York State, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 50 (1), 31-44.
2005 Hedge, A., Sakr, W. and Argawal, A. (2005) Thermal effects on office productivity Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Sept. 26-30, HFES, Santa Monica, 823-827.
2004 Hedge, A. (2004) Indoor air quality – chemical exposures, In Stanton, N., Hedge, A., Brookhuis, K, Salas, E. and Hendrick, H. (2004) Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods, pp. 64-1 – 64-11.
2002 Hedge, A, (2002) Smart furniture - workstation technologies that promote health. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, Baltimore, MD: 870-874.

Lemley, A., Hedge, A., Obendorf, S.K, Hong, S., Kim, J., Muss, T.M. And C. Varner (2002) Selected pesticide residues in house dust in Farmer’s homes in central New York state, USA., Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 69, 155-163.

A. Hedge A.A. Kline A.T. Lemley S.K. Obendorf T. Dokuchayeva and V. Gaskins (2002) Contaminants in residential floor dust, Proc. Indoor Air 2002, Vol. 1, Monterey, CA, June 30-July 5, 998-1003.

2001 Hong, S., Kim, J., Lemley, A.T., Obendorf, S.K. and A. Hedge (2000) Analytical method development for 18 pesticides in house dust and settled Residues using SEC, SPE, TMS Methylation, and GC­MS, Journal of Chromatographic Science, 39 (3), 101-112.

 1999

Yoshizumi , K., Ishibashi, Y. , Kudo, T. , Hedge, A, Muramatsu, K., and Takatori, K. (1999) Application of passive sampling methodology to the characterization of indoor air quality, Proceedings of Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, UK Vol. 2, 870-875.

Hedge, A. and Reynolds, S. (1999) application of computation fluid dynamics to analysis of indoor air quality in offices, Proceedings of the Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, UK Vol. 4, 761-766.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1999) Comparison of sick building syndrome cases and controls: results from a diary study, Proceedings of Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, UK Vol. 1, 94-99.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1999) Associations between sick building syndrome, indoor climate and office ergonomics, Proceedings of Indoor Air '99, Edinburgh, UK Vol. 1, 155-200.

 1998

O'Reilly, J.T., Hagan, P., Gots, R. and Hedge, A. (1998) Keeping buildings healthy: How to monitor and prevent indoor environmental problems. New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1998) Office environment syndrome study: Part II, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Vol. 1, Chicago, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, 639-643.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1998) Office environment syndrome study: Part I, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Vol. 1, Chicago, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, 634-638.

 1997

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1997) Indoor environment and sick building syndrome complaints in air-conditioned offices: benchmarks for facility performance? International Journal of Facilities Management, 1 (4), 1-8.(journal out of print)

 1996

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1996) Predicting sick building syndrome at the individual and aggregate levels, Environment International, 22 (1), 3-19.

Dietert, R.R. and Hedge, A. (1996) Toxicological considerations in evaluating indoor air quality and human health: impact of new carpet emissions, Critical Reviews in Toxicology 26 (6), 633-707.

Dietert, R., Hedge, A., Luster, M.I., Qureshi, M.A. and Selgrade, M. (eds.)( (1996) Factors influencing indoor air quality, immunity and health, Inhalation Toxicology, 7, 299-321.

Dietert, R. and Hedge, A.(1996) Indoor air quality and human health: a multidisciplinary challenge, Inhalation Toxicology, 7, 304-305.

 1995

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1995) Psychosocial correlates of sick building syndrome, Indoor Air, 5, 10-21.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A. (1995) Effects of a steam humidification system on indoor air quality, perceived climate conditions, and sick building syndrome in an office, IAQ '94, ASHRAE, 117-127.

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1995) Effects of implementing a no-smoking policy on office air quality, perceived environmental conditions, and sick building syndrome. IAQ '94, ASHRAE, 107-115.

 1994

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1994) The effects of alternative smoking policies on indoor air quality in 27 office buildings, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 38, 265-278.

Hedge, A. (1994) Sick building syndrome: is it an environmental or a psychosocial phenomenon? Healthy Indoor Air'94, La Riforma Medica, Supplemento 1, 109-N.2, 9- 22.

Hedge, A. (1994) The use of breathing zone filtration (BZF) to indoor air quality and office worker comfort and health. Healthy Indoor Air'94, La Riforma Medica, Supplemento 1, 109-N.2, 353-360.

Hedge, A. and Erickson, W.A.(1994) How do changes in office smoking policy influence indoor air quality, perceived climate conditions, and sick building syndrome. Healthy Indoor AirÕ94, La Riforma Medica, Supplemento 1, 109-N.2, 237-246.

Hedge, A. and Dietert, R.D. (1994) Effects of new carpet emissions on indoor air quality and human health.Dept. Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, November, 156 pages.

 1993

Hedge, A., Mitchell, G.E. and McCarthy, J. (1993) Effects of a furniture-integrated breathing-zone filtration system on indoor air quality, sick building syndrome, productivity, and absenteeism, Indoor Air, 3 (4), 328-336.

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1993) Psychosocial correlates of sick building syndrome, Indoor Air'93: Health effects, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol. 1, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 345-350.

Hedge, A., Michael, A.T., and Parmelee, S.L. (1993) Reactions of facilities managers and office workers to underfloor task air ventilation, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 10, 203-218.

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1993) Effects of man-made mineral fibers in settled dust on sick building syndrome in air-conditioned offices, Indoor Air'93: Health effects,Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol. 1, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 291-296.

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1993) Effects of restrictive smoking policies on indoor air quality and sick building syndrome: a study of 27 air-conditioned offices, Indoor Air '93: Health effects, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol. 1, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 517-522.

Hedge, A., Mitchell, G.E., McCarthy, J. and Ludwig, J. (1993) Effects of a furniture- integrated breathing-zone filtration system on indoor air quality, sick building syndrome, productivity, and absenteeism, Indoor Air'93: Ventilation, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol. 5, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 383-388.

Burge, P.S., Robertson, A.S. and Hedge, A. (1993) Surveillance of office buildings using the workforce to measure the building symptom index (BSI), a measure of the sick building syndrome, Indoor Air'93: Health effects, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, vol. 1, Helsinki, Finland, July 4-8, 731-736.

Hedge, A. Erickson, W.A. and Rubin, G. (1993) Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in 27 airconditioned offices: the effects of five smoking policies, In Sterling, E., Bieva, C. and Collett, C. (eds.) Building Design, Technology and Occupant Well-being in Temperate Climates, Proceedings of the International Conference, ASHRAE, Brussels, Belgium, February 17-19, 280-287.

Hedge, A. Mitchell, G.E. and McCarthy, J. (1993) The effects of Breathing-zone filtration on perceived indoor air quality and sick building syndrome, In Sterling, E., Bieva, C. and Collett, C. (eds.) Building Design, Technology and Occupant Well-being in Temperate Climates: Proceedings of the International Conference, ASHRAE, Brussels, Belgium, February 17-19, 145-150.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1993) Why do gender, job stress, job satisfaction, perceived indoor air quality, and VDT use influence reports of the sick building syndrome in offices? In H. Luczak, A.E. akir, and G. Cakir (eds.), Work With Display Units Ô92, Selected Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference WWDU'92, Berlin, 1-4 September, NY, North-Holland, 49-53.

Hedge, A. (1993) The scientific and technical aspects of indoor air pollution, Symposium on Indoor Air Quality, George Washington University Center, Washington D.C, September 20.

Hedge, A. (1993) Psychosocial correlates of indoor air quality, Indoor Environment '93, Conference precedings, Baltimore, April 21-23.

Hedge, A. (1993) New carpet emissions and indoor air quality, Indoor Environment '93, Conference precedings, Baltimore, April 21-23.

 1992

Burge, P.S., Robertson, A.S. and Hedge, A. (1992) Comparison of self-administered questionnaire with physician diagnosis of the sick building syndrome, Indoor air, 4, 422-427.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1992) Effects of personal and occupational factors on sick building syndrome reports in air conditioned offices. In: J.C. Quick, L.R. Murphy, and J.J. Hurrell, Jr. (eds.) Work and Well-Being: Assessments and Interventions for Occupational Mental Health, Chap. 19, Washington, D.C. American Psychological Association, pp. 286-298.

Hedge, A. (1992) Indoor air quality concerns in offices, Proceedings of IFMA '92: 13th Annual Conference and Exposition on Facilities Management, Oct. 4 - 7, New Orleans, LA.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1992) Occupational stress and the sick building syndrome: a survey of 4,479 office workers, Stress in the 90's: A Changing Workforce in a Changing Workplace, APA/NIOSH Conference, November 19-22.

Hedge, A. (1992) Indoor air quality concerns in offices, Proceedings of IFMA '92: 13th Annual Conference and Exposition on Facilities Management, Oct. 4 - 7, New Orleans, LA.

Hedge, A. (1992) Sick buildings, sick terminals, sick workers - is there a link? In H. Luczak, A.E. Cakir, and G. Cakir (eds.), Work With Display Units '92, Technische Universitat Berlin, Institut fur Arbeitswissenschaft, I - 32.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1992) Why do gender, job stress, job satisfaction, perceived indoor air quality, and VDT use influence reports of the sick building syndrome in offices? In H. Luczak, A.E. Cakir, and G. Cakir (eds.), Work With Display Units '92, Technische Universitat Berlin, Institut fur Arbeitswissenschaft, A - 2.

Hedge, A. (1992) The results of a survey on the impact of breathing zone filtration on indoor air quality and sick building syndrome. Proceedings First Annual IAQ Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL, April 29-May 2, National Coalition on Indoor Air Quality, pp. 103-110.

 1991

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1991) The effects of smoking policy on indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in 18 air-conditioned offices. Healthy Buildings - IAQ '91, ASHRAE, 151-159.

Hedge, A., Martin, M.G. and McCarthy, J. (1991) Breathing-zone filtration effects on indoor air quality and sick building syndrome complaints. Healthy Buildings - IAQ '91, ASHRAE, 351-357.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1991) VDT use, job stress, job satisfaction and the sick building syndrome in offices. In Y. Quinnec and F. Daniellou (eds.), Designing for Everyone, Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Vol.1, Taylor and Francis, 713-715.

Hedge, A. (1991) Psychosocial and environmental influences on sick building syndrome, Indoor Air Pollution, University of Tulsa, Division of Continuing Education, The Center for Environmental Research and Technology, May 2-3, H1-H15.

Hedge, A. (1991) Diagnosing, curing and preventing sick building syndrome incidents, Part I. In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Canadian Facility Management Conference and Exposition, April 7-10, Toronto, Canada.pp.47-53.

 1990

Hedge, A., Michael, A.T., and Parmelee, S.L. (1990) Improving thermal comfort in offices: the impact of underfloor task-air ventilation, In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Vol. 1, 537-541.

Hedge, A. (1990) Questionnaire design guidelines for investigations of "sick" buildings. In Precedings of Indoor Air '90, the 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Toronto, Canada, 29 July- 3 August, vol. 1, 605-610.

Hedge, A., Erickson, W.A., and Rubin, G. (1990) Building ventilation and smoking policy effects on indoor air quality and employee comfort and health. In Precedings of Indoor Air '90, the 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Toronto, Canada, 29 July- 3, August, vol. 1, 739-744.

Burge, P.S., Robertson, A.S. and Hedge, A. (1990) Validation of self-administered questionnaire in the diagnosis of sick building syndrome. In Precedings of Indoor Air '90, the 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Toronto, Canada, 29 July- 3 August, vol. 1, 575-580. IAQ90-2

Hedge, A. (1990) Sick building syndrome correlates with complex array of factors, International Facilities Management Journal, January/February, 52-58.

 1989

Hedge, A., Burge, P.S., Wilson, A.S. and J. Harris-Bass (1989) Work-related illness in office workers: a proposed model of the sick building syndrome, Environment International, 15, 143-158.

Hedge, A., Sterling, T.D., Sterling, E.M.,C.W. Collett, Sterling, D.A., and Nie, V. (1989) Indoor air quality and health in two office buildings with different ventilation systems, Environment International, 15, 115-128.

 1988

Robertson, A.S., Burge, P.S., Hedge, A., Wilson, S. and J. Harris-Bass. (1988) Relation between passive cigarette smoke exposure and "building sickness". Thorax, 43, 263.

Hedge, A. (1988) Job stress, job satisfaction, and work-related illness in offices. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Vol. 2, 777-779.

Hedge, A. (1988) Investigating the "sick building syndrome" in offices: methodological and conceptual issues. In Looking back to the future, Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of People and their Physical Surroundings, Delft, the Netherlands, 5-8 July, Vol. 1: Program and Abstracts, pp. 102-103. (published abstract)

Robertson, A.S., Burge, P.S., Hedge, A., Wilson, S. and J. Harris-Bass (1988) The relationship between passive cigarette smoke exposure in office workers and symptoms of "building sickness". In R. Perry and P.W. Kirk (eds.) Indoor and Ambient Air Quality, Selper Publications, London.U.K. pp.320-326.

Hedge, A. (1988) Indoor air quality: effects on human health and comfort. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Indoor Air Quality, March 3-4, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Technical University of Nova Scotia.

 1987

Burge, P. S., Hedge, A., Wilson, S., Harris-Bass, J. and A. S. Robertson. (1987) Sick building syndrome: A study of 4373 office workers. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 31, 493-504.

Hedge, A. and M. D. Collis. (1987) Do negative air ions affect human mood and performance? Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 31, 285-290.

Hedge, A. (1987) The Sick Building Syndrome - Individual and Psychological Factors. In Proceedings of the Conference on Office Air Quality: Building Related Illness, Passive Smoking and Other Pollutants, 2-3 December, Nottingham, U.K. pp. 15-26.

Hedge, A. (1987) Atmospheric Pollutants in Offices - An Overview. In Proceedings of the Conference on Office Air Quality: Building Related Illness, Passive Smoking and Other Pollutants, 2-3 December, Nottingham, U.K. pp. 65-74.

Hedge, A., Wilson, S., Burge, P. S., Robertson, A. S. and J. Harris-Bass. (1987) Environmental, psychological and organizational correlates of employee health in offices: A proposed model. In: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Vol. 1, pp. 736-740.

Hedge, A., Wilson, S., Burge, P. S. and J. Harris-Bass. (1987) Indoor Climate and Employee Health in Offices. In B. Siefert, H. Esdon, M. Fischer, H. Ruden and J. Wegner (eds.) Indoor Air '87, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Berlin (West), 17-21 August , Vol. 2, pp. 492-496.

Hedge, A., Sterling, E. M., Collett, C. W., and B. Mueller. (1987) Indoor Air Quality as a Psychological Stressor. In B. Siefert, H. Esdon, M. Fischer, H. Ruden and J. Wegner (eds.), Indoor Air '87, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Berlin (West), 17-21 August , Vol. 2, pp. 552-556.

Hedge, A., Sterling, E. M. and T. D. Sterling. (1987) Building Illness Indices based on questionnaire responses. In: Proceedings of the ASHRAE Conference IAQ '86, Managing Indoor Air for Health and Energy Conservation. ASHRAE, pp. 31-43.
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