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SICK BUILDINGS.

Author(s) : ASHLEY S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE TERM < SICK BUILDING > IS OFTEN USED TO REFER TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM CAUSED BY BAD BUILDING DESIGN, POOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. A SURVEY HAS REVEALED THAT A HIGH PROPORTION (PROBABLY NEAR 100%) OF PEOPLE WHO WORK IN TOTALLY SEALED CONDITIONED SPACES SUFFER FROM VARIOUS SKIN, CARCINOGEN AND RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS CAUSED BY DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS. THE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THESE VARIOUS POLLUTANTS, THE EFFECTS OF CONCENTRATIONS ON HUMAN BEINGS, THE PREVALENCE OF SYMPTOMS AND ITS RELATION TO THE METHOD OF AIR SUPPLY AND THE EFFECTS OF THE LEVELS OF EXPOSURE. SINCE THE CAUSES OF AND CURES FOR THESE SICK BUILDING SYNDROMES ARE NOT FULLY KNOWN, MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED IN MANY AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOURCES, FREQUENCIES AND CONCENTRATION LEVELS OF CONTAMINANTS IN AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS.

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  • Original title: SICK BUILDINGS.
  • Record ID : 1986-1625
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. chart. Inst. Build. Serv. - vol. 8 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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