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MAKING SURE CONDITIONED AIR IS KEPT CLEAN.

Type of article: Article

Summary

STATES THAT WITH OUTBREAKS OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE AND THE GROWING CONCERN OVER THE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME, IT IS INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS REQUIRE CONSTANT CLEANING. NOTES SIGNS OF UNCLEAN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND THE DANGERS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY IF POOR HOUSEKEEPING LEADS TO DIRT AND CLOGGED FIRE DAMPERS. CONSIDERS THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF BACTERIA BREEDING IN COOLING TOWERS AND ANY PLACE WHERE WATER IS STORED. POINTS OUT THE DANGERS OF DEBRIS LEFT IN DUCT-WORK AND THE FACT THAT FILTERS CAN BE SOURCE OF FALSE SECURITY. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 20, N.4, 1985, 13, 85-01148.

Details

  • Original title: MAKING SURE CONDITIONED AIR IS KEPT CLEAN.
  • Record ID : 1986-1627
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1985
  • Source: Source: Build. Serv. environ. Eng.
    vol. 7; n. 10; 1985.06; 18-19.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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