The Environmental Health activity for the Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project (EDOMP) was formed to develop an overall strategy for safeguarding crew members from potential airborne hazards anticipated on missions of extended duration. These efforts were necessary because of major modifications to the air revitalization system of the U.S. Space Shuttle and an increased potential for environmental health risks associated with longer space flights. Degradation of air quality in the Shuttle during a space flight mission has the potential to affect the performance of the crew not only during piloting, landing, or egress, but also during space flight. It was anticipated that the risk of significant deterioration in air quality would increase with extended mission lengths and could result from: (1) a major chemical contamination incident, such as a thermodegradation event or toxic leak, (2) continual accumulation of volatile organic compounds to unacceptable levels, (3) excessive levels of airborne particles, (4) excessive levels of microorganisms, or (5) accumulation of airborne pathogens.
Environmental Health
1999
12 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Environmental Pollution & Control , Space shuttles , Air pollution , Air purification , Air quality , Flight crews , Space flight , Environmental monitoring , Pathogens , Leakage , Contamination , Aerospace medicine , Volatile organic compounds , Toxicity , Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project(EDOMP)
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