RT Book, Section
A1 Fischman, Michael L.
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1104108736
T1 Building-Associated Illness
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment:  Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071808156
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104108736
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  Clean  Air  Act,  passed  in  the  mid-1960s,  focused  national  attention  on  cleaning  up  outdoor  air  but  directed  little  interest  toward  improving  the  quality  of  indoor  air—even  though  people  spend  only  10–20%  of  their  time  outdoors  and  the  rest  of  their  time  indoors  at  home  or  at  work.  Studies  conducted  during  the  past  three  decades  confirm  that  indoor  air  quality  (IAQ)  problems  can  cause  or  contribute  to  a  variety  of  symptoms  and  sometimes  illnesses  in  building  occupants,  as  well  as  reductions  in  productivity.  Concentrations  of  some  pollutants  inside  buildings  may  exceed  standards  established  for  outdoor  concentrations.