Office Workers' Sick Building Syndrome and Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations

This study attempted to determine whether any association exists between sick building syndrome (SBS) and indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations. We evaluated SBS among 111 office workers in August and November 2003. The environmental conditions in the office, including CO 2 concentrations, te...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2012-05, Vol.9 (5), p.345-351
Main Authors: Tsai, Dai-Hua, Lin, Jia-Shiang, Chan, Chang-Chuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Asthenopia - etiology
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - adverse effects
Carbon Dioxide - analysis
Chi-Square Distribution
Cough - etiology
Environmental Monitoring
Female
Humans
Humidity
Indoor air quality
Male
Mathematical models
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational health
office worker
Particulate Matter - analysis
Pharyngitis - etiology
Sex Factors
Sick building syndrome
Sick Building Syndrome - chemically induced
sick building syndrome
ventilation rate
Sneezing
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Temperature
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Summary:This study attempted to determine whether any association exists between sick building syndrome (SBS) and indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentrations. We evaluated SBS among 111 office workers in August and November 2003. The environmental conditions in the office, including CO 2 concentrations, temperature, relative humidity, and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), were continuously monitored. The most prevalent symptoms of the five SBS groups were eye irritation and nonspecific and upper respiratory symptoms. The generalized estimating equation (GEE) models show that workers exposed to indoor CO 2 levels greater than 800 ppm were likely to report more eye irritation or upper respiratory symptoms.
ISSN:1545-9624
1545-9632
DOI:10.1080/15459624.2012.675291