(Environmental Protection Agency & Department of Housing Urban Development) The survey finds that by 1978 there had been “no scientific effort to establish air pollution standards for the indoor, non-workplace environment” and acknowledges the effect this could have on at-risk populations such as children, the elderly, and those with a history of respiratory diseases.
EPA & HUD (1978) Survey of Indoor Air Quality Health Criteria and Standards. Interagency Energy-Environment Research and Development Report