Airborne bacteria and sick building syndrome (SBS)
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Tarih
2022
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Elsevier
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Airborne bacteria are found ubiquitously in the environment, and they can induce mild to severe several adverse health effects in human beings. Hence, monitor and control of airborne bacteria is important for protecting the public health as well as occupational health and safety. Particularly with the start of rapid urbanization and tight energy conservation applications in the built environments, frequent complaints raised by the occupants of the buildings describe complex and significant nonspecific symptoms. Those buildings are called “sick, " and the symptoms associated with the occupancy in the “sick” building is called “sick building syndrome” (SBS). The main risk factor of SBS is that the symptoms are more likely associated with time spent in the building. Identification of potential source(s) of SBS requires building walkthrough, occupants’ questionnaires, and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) monitoring. Among many potential source contributors, recent studies found a positive linkage between airborne bacterial composition and SBS.
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Air pollutants, Airborne bacteria, Building management, Environmental management, Indoor air pollutants, Indoor environmental quality, Occupant, Sick building syndrome
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Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi in the Built Environment: Designing Healthy Indoor Environments
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