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A SOLUTION TO THE MYSTERY OF < SICK > BUILDINGS.

UNE SOLUTION AU MYSTERE DU BATIMENT MALSAIN.

Author(s) : FANGER P. O.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THERE IS OFTEN AN UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING IN A < SICK > BUILDING, EVEN IF THE QUALITY OF AMBIENT AIR MEETS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND VENTILATION STANDARDS. THIS AIR COMBINES THOUSANDS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, SOME OF WHICH ARE ODOROUS, AND THEREFORE INTERACTIONS CANNOT BE ANALYZED CHEMICALLY. IT IS SUGGESTED TO USE MAN AND HIS SMELL AS A MEASURING INSTRUMENT. A UNIT IS DEFINED, THE < OLF >, AND ANY POLLUTING SOURCEOTHER THAN MAN, CAN BE MEASURED WITH THIS UNIT, SUCH AS THE KIND OF MATERIALS OF THE ROOM, THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND TOBACCO SMOKE. HENCE ONE IS DIRECTED IN THE SEARCH FOR THE REDUCTION OF POLLUTING SOURCES. J.L.

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  • Original title: UNE SOLUTION AU MYSTERE DU BATIMENT MALSAIN.
  • Record ID : 1989-1544
  • Languages: French
  • Source: La revue pratique du froid et du conditionnement d'air - vol. 43 - n. 660
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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