Exposure to formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and terpenes among office workers and associations with reported symptoms

Purpose To compare exposure to formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and terpenes among office workers with and without sick building syndrome and the odds ratio for exposure. Are there significant differences? Methods In this cross-sectional study of office workers, we investigated the associations...

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Published in:International archives of occupational and environmental health 2015-07, Vol.88 (5), p.613-622
Main Authors: Glas, Bo, Stenberg, Berndt, Stenlund, Hans, Sunesson, Anna-Lena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Air Pollutants, Occupational - analysis
Air Pollutants, Occupational - toxicity
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Building-related symptoms
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Health
Exposure
Female
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde - analysis
Formaldehyde - toxicity
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis
Nitrogen Dioxide - toxicity
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Occupational hazards
Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine
Odds Ratio
Office
Offices
Original Article
Ozone
Ozone - analysis
Ozone - toxicity
Rehabilitation
Sick building syndrome
Sick Building Syndrome - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
Terpenes
Terpenes - analysis
Terpenes - toxicity
Workers
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose To compare exposure to formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and terpenes among office workers with and without sick building syndrome and the odds ratio for exposure. Are there significant differences? Methods In this cross-sectional study of office workers, we investigated the associations between exposure to formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, α-pinene, and d -limonene using a case–control analysis. Data on perceived general, mucosal, and skin symptoms were obtained by questionnaires. Personal exposure measurements of the compounds were performed among cases and controls, and the odds ratios for exposures to the substances, both singly and in combination, were investigated. Results Exposures varied for formaldehyde between 0.23 and 45 µg/m 3 , nitrogen dioxide between 0.26 and 110 µg/m 3 , ozone between 
ISSN:0340-0131
1432-1246
1432-1246
DOI:10.1007/s00420-014-0985-y