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CONTROLLING INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

Author(s) : HALM P. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

STATES THAT CURRENT ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF SICK BUILDINGS IN THE USA RUN FROM ONE FIFTH TO ONE THIRD OF ALL FACILITIES AND THE AIR IN SOME OFFICE BUILDINGS IS 100 TIMES MORE POLLUTED THAN THE AIR OUTSIDE. NOTES THE VARIETY OF PROBLEMS THAT CAN LEAD TO INDOOR AIR POLLUTION REVEALED BY A STUDY OF 21 BUILDINGS WHERE WORKERS COMPLAINED OF BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS. REVIEWS SOME OF THE POLLUTANTS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE TROUBLE. DESCRIBES HOW VENTILATION AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS THAT MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS CAN HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM. LISTS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD SYSTEM.

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  • Original title: CONTROLLING INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
  • Record ID : 1990-0305
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Consult. Specif. Eng. - vol. 5 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1989

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