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RATIONALISING THE FEARS OF AIR CONDITIONING.

Author(s) : STEWART J.

Summary

NOTES THE REVIVAL IN RECENT YEARS OF CONCERN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDINGS CAUSED BY OUTBREAKS OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE, HUMIDIFIER FEVER AND THE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME. LISTS IN A TABLE SOME OF THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AIRBORNE MATERIALS WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN BUILDINGS AND THEIR MAIN SOURCES. NOTES THE NEED TO PREVENT THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS. CONSIDERS THAT THE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME HAS A WIDERBASE THAN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 22, N 1, 1987, 17, 87-00169.

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  • Original title: RATIONALISING THE FEARS OF AIR CONDITIONING.
  • Record ID : 1987-1936
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Source: Source: Inst. int. Res. Conf., London
    1986.11; 13 p.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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