sick building syndrome

..Additional studies are needed to document human exposure-disease and dose-response relationships...

..Proper recognition of microbial related health problems and the differential diagnosis of sick building syndrome (SBS) or building related illness (BRI) are important for early and effective exposure intervention, ..

..work we have done since 2004 regarding the importance of molds and their mycotoxins in the phenomenon of sick building syndrome (SBS)...

..Non-specific irritation from moulds via the inhalation route is also a controversial subject that remains unproven. Published studies alleging an epidemiologic causal relationship are unconvincing...

..amplification often describe a syndrome involving multiple organ systems, commonly referred to as "sick building syndrome" (SBS), following chronic exposure to the indoor air...

The aim is to describe recent insight into risk factors for symptoms included in the sick building syndrome (SBS) and to give an insight into preventive work to reduce SBS.

..PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Implementation of exhaled breath condensate and exhaled nitric oxide in indoor air quality problems...

b>Sick Building Syndrome is a term used to describe symptoms in humans which result from problems with indoor air quality. Common complaints include dyspnea, flu-like symptoms, watering eyes, and allergic rhinitis...

BACKGROUND: Formaldehyde is associated with sick building syndrome (SBS), a set of diffuse and irritative symptoms predominantly involving the eyes and the respiratory tract...

The present study investigated the association between visual display terminal (VDT) work and sick building syndrome (SBS) and the role of psychosocial factors in the relationship...

b>Sick building syndrome is a poorly understood condition that can be vexing to clinicians and public health investigators alike. Concerns about possible causes have recently shifted to bioaerosols, especially indoor mold contamination...

..As the causative factors behind this association are not known, the main focus in practical investigations should be on finding out and remediate the reasons for the humidity problem...

..Such data will improve the assessment of human health risk from chronic exposure to WDBs...

..between exposure to carbonless copy paper (CCP), paper dust, and fumes from photocopiers and printers (FPP), and the occurrence of sick building syndrome (SBS)-related symptoms, chronic respiratory symptoms and respiratory infections.

b>Sick Building Syndrome has been reported with increasing frequency during recent years. Buildings that have sustained water damage harbor various molds, some of which may be toxic...

OBJECTIVES: The aim was to study relationships between symptoms compatible with sick building syndrome (SBS) on one hand, and different indicators of building dampness in Swedish multi-family buildings on the other...

..environmental risk factors, including indoor chemicals, mold, and dust mite allergens, which could cause sick building syndrome (SBS)-type symptoms in new houses...

..indoor concentrations of air pollutants due, in part, to lower ventilation rates are a potential cause of sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms in office workers...

Perceived air quality, Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms and productivity were studied in an existing office in which the air pollution level could be modified by introducing or removing a pollution source...

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Perceived air quality (PAQ), sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms and performance of office work were studied in a real office space at three levels of air temperature and humidity and two levels of ventilation rate (20 degrees C/40%, 23 ..

..In investigations of building-related health problems many factors have to be considered, including "dampness" emissions from building materials, and ventilation rates...

..Cancer of the lungs is related to indoor radon and ETS exposure. Allergies, airway infections and sick building syndrome are associated with, e.g., "dampness", a low ventilation rate, and plasticizers...

b>Sick building syndrome is a term commonly used to describe the consequences of poor indoor air quality...

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..Relevant factors should be explored, and their effects understood, so that solutions in building can be developed before the use of fossil fuels must be abandoned altogether...

..The authors present trade-offs between best practices for designing mold-free indoor environments (including considerations of cost, maintenance, and operation) and occupant comfort, health, and well-being...

..If this is corroborated and linked to ground-level vehicle emissions, urban ventilation air intakes may need to be located as far above ground level as possible or to incorporate air cleaners that remove gaseous pollutants...

..PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The investigation shows that increasing aircraft cabin humidity by decreasing the ventilation flow rate of fresh outside air would not decrease reports of discomfort made by cabin occupants...

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..Mechanical ventilation was effective in the temporary reduction of indoor 2-ethyl-1-hexanol level. These results suggest that the predominant source of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol was indoor areas...

..The BASE study provides normative data on concentrations of fungal spores that can aid in identification of problematic levels of mold in buildings...

..Data suggest that AADC may have lower levels of pet allergens, and this is beneficial for children with pet allergy. The effects of these improvements on indoor exposures and health of the children need to be further evaluated...

..Because of the students' and other workers' safety, monitoring of microbiological pollution of the indoor air must be done and existing emergency to improve the quality of the air must be lead...

..The present experiment is too small to rule out an effect of mold exposure; long-term experimental exposure studies on larger number of subjects are needed...

..Monitoring of airborne viable microbes revealed the damage status of the building and thus could be used as a tool in evaluating the quality of repairs...

..Headache and difficulties to concentrate associated with indoor mold exposure, mainly for women. No lung function impairment associated with indoor mold exposure...

..With suggested refinements, the BASE protocol may serve as a guide for future studies of bioaerosol concentrations, building characteristics, and occupant perceptions of the indoor environment...

..These studies support the role of VOCs in contributing to the aeroirritant symptoms of occupants of damp and mold-contaminated homes...

quot;Sick building syndrome" (SBS) is a group of symptoms experienced by people working in various buildings...

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This study was carried out to investigate possible relationship between bio-contaminants and symptoms of sick building syndrome among office workers in Mauritius...

..synthesis of current knowledge about the associations of ventilation system types in office buildings with sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms and discusses potential explanations for the associations...

..The results also support conclusions of earlier studies, indicating that building dampness is related to respiratory inflammation...

..the group agreed that ventilation is strongly associated with comfort (perceived air quality) and health [Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms, inflammation, infections, asthma, allergy, short-term sick leave], and that an association ..

The aim was to study relationships between symptoms compatible with the sick building syndrome, type of heating and ventilation system, energy saving, and reconstruction in older dwellings...

..5 (95%CI 1.1-2.0). A high ventilation flow or central ventilation unit filter EU7 vs. EU8 seemed to be associated with an increased risk of general symptoms. Absence of local temperature control increased the risk of mucosal symptoms...

..More studies are needed to correlate airborne fungi and occupants' health, controlling for seasonal effects and other important environmental factors...

..Our experience suggests that substandard housing is a major contributor to poor health in First Nations communities...

..Thus, improvements of the building quality may have potential to prevent infant wheezing...

..We conclude that a building with a crawl space and pressure difference over the base floor could be a potential risk for indoor air quality in the first floor apartments...

..This investigation was suggested by an increase in reported symptoms related to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) observed in recent decades among people spending most of their time in various indoor environments, ..

..We studied the effects of removing small airborne particles in an office building without unusual contaminant sources or occupant complaints...

..These results also support the conclusion that in case-referent studies of "sick building syndrome" (SBS), referents to SBS cases can be randomised for building location.

..Exposure to odorous compounds from building dampness may be significant with respect to respiratory symptoms and possibly atopic sensitisation...

..Airtight sealing of buildings associated with reduced indoor ventilation results in novel health upsets ("sick building syndrome")...

..implicates the exposure to chemical and/or food toxins as precipitating factors: ciguatera poisoning, sick building syndrome, Gulf War syndrome, exposure to organochlorine pesticides, etc...

..stress can affect animals and plant life as well as human beings and significantly contributes to sick building syndrome (SBS)...

..The sick building syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome have been defined as clinical entities in which exposure to ..

..microorganisms is important due to its potential aetiological role in development of conditions such as Sick Building Syndrome. Hence, laboratory identification of bacteriological components in any bioaerosol from buildings may help ..

..mucous membranes, offices, ozone, pungency, sensory irritation, particles, precorneal tear film, sick building syndrome, stuffy air, and VOCs...

..It also aims to indicate when such causes should be considered in a clinical setting, and a general approach to assessment and management...

..as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and one of the major factors causing sick building syndrome. In this study, we have investigated the effects of formaldehyde on mRNA expression in rat lung tissues by ..

Public health concerns such as multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and sick building syndrome have brought about increased interest in the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to prevent the ..

..medicine, like Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances (IEI), Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Candida Syndrome (CS), and Burnout Syndrome (BS), scientific ..

Exposure to harmful and strenuous factors in offices lead to the sick building syndrome (SBS) with its various symptoms: fatigue, dyspnoea, decreased ability to concentrate, irritation of mucous membranes of eyes as well as of the upper ..

..g., symptoms of 'sick building syndrome', allergies, asthma...

..Therefore, formaldehyde has been considered as the most prevalent cause of sick building syndrome, which has become a major social problem, especially in developing urban areas...

..Graham/Stetzer (GS) filters have been installed in schools with sick building syndrome and both staff and students reported improved health and more energy...

..Mold metabolites may be irritants and may be involved in "sick building syndrome." Patients with environmental mold exposure have presented with atypical constitutional and systemic ..

..indoor MVOC levels in single family homes and to evaluate the relationship between exposure to them and sick building syndrome (SBS)...

..Only two (0.5%) individuals were found to be MCS patients. There was no sick building syndrome patient...

..Questionnaire survey has also been conducted in the households during the study period to investigate the sick building syndrome (SBS)...

..These include conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivities, sick building syndrome, Gulf War illness, and the like...

..in Philadelphia in 1976, polluted indoor air has been associated with health problems that include asthma, sick building syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis...

..g., sick building syndrome); the formation of odor hedonics; and, most important, his main pursuit, odor memory...

..between the prevalence of biological-origin airborne particles and the prevalence of some specific sick building syndrome (Menzies et al., 1998; Teeuw et al., 1994)...

Office exposures have been linked to symptoms of sick building syndrome, but their relation to the development of asthma has not been studied previously...

The effect of dampness on sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms has not been fully investigated in Japan...

..health effects of high concentrations of fungi within indoor environments (building-related illnesses or sick building syndrome) has promoted concern about susceptibility of building materials, including wood products (in general) and ..

..Toxic mold syndrome or inhalational toxicity continues to cause public concern despite a lack of scientific evidence that supports its existence...

..A long-term exposure to VOCs will be detrimental to human health causing sick building syndrome (SBS)...

..PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Indoor air quality (IAQ) problems, such as sick building syndrome (SBS), are caused by limited ventilation in high-rise buildings...

..Low-quality insulation, a fall in temperature and inadequate ventilation translated into high humidity in dwellings, which led to proliferation of moulds...

..The sick building syndrome (SBS) is defined as those situations where a high proportion of building occupants are complaining about ..

The sick building syndrome comprises of various nonspecific symptoms that occur in the occupants of a building. This feeling of ill health increases sickness absenteeism and causes a decrease in productivity of the workers...

..major volatile organic chemical (VOC) present in indoor air, and a constituent known to be associated with sick building syndrome. In the present study, mice were exposed to different concentrations of FA (0, 2, 20, or 200 mg/m(3))...

..It also covers studies of indoor air quality in offices, especially investigations of localized air filtration and the sick building syndrome. It argues the value of a systematic, ergonomics approach to designing the built environment.

..The combination of filter sampling and direct counting by EtBr staining was shown to be a better method for detecting and evaluating total cell concentrations in the risk assessment of sick building syndrome and allergy.

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..responsible for the increased incidence of migraine as well as more recently described disorders such as Sick building syndrome (SBS) and Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)...

..g., sick building syndrome) and occupational environments...

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..e., irritation) and eye irritation, two frequently mentioned adverse symptoms arising from indoor (e.g., sick building syndrome) and occupational environments...

..e., irritation) and eye irritation, two frequently mentioned adverse symptoms arising from indoor (e.g., sick building syndrome) and occupational environments...

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..The experimental studies will contribute to elucidating mechanisms underlying CV effects of PM. ..

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