Indoor air quality medicolegal issues

Ross, Clara Sue; Lockey, James E.

doi:10.1053/ai.1994.v94.a56026

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“…This is due to the fact that the people in developed countries spend up to 90% of their time indoors [5]. The first topics related to the problem of indoor air quality impact were connected with radon presence, tobacco smoke, and lung cancer, followed by the volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, sick building syndrome (SBS), house dust-mites, asthma and allergies, Legionnaires disease, and other airborne infections [6][7][8]. Topics such as dampness and mold, together with associated problems such as allergies and today's concern with "modern exposures-modern diseases", emerged afterwards.…”

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Methods for Early Detection of Microbiological Infestation of Buildings Based on Gas Sensor Technologies

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In this review, the problem of microbiological infestation of buildings was discussed. The techniques of detection were described as well, with special attention drawn to the rapid-early detection methods based on gas sensor arrays. The physical and chemical conditions of the building environment conducive to the development of microorganisms and the technical conditions influencing the problem of microbiological infestation were investigated. Additionally, the harmful effects on human health caused by the microbiological contamination were discussed, with a short review of particular groups of microorganisms causing sick building syndrome. Among the detection techniques, the traditional microbiological techniques as well as the molecular and chemical methods were presented. Different designs of the gas sensor arrays together with the various techniques of analyzing the received multidimensional signal were described, analyzed, and compared in detail.

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