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Sick building syndrome

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sick building syndrome - a human health condition where infections linger, caused by exposure to contaminants within a building as a result of poor ventilation.

 


Sick Building Syndrome
Building whose occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent therein, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified.

Sick Building Syndrome - According to the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, ...

SBS: See "Sick Building Syndrome."
Sensitization: An allergic condition that usually affects the skin or lungs.

Sick Building Syndrome A cluster of human health ailments that seem to be linked to time spent in a building with the possible or known presence of environmental toxins.Silviculture The maintenance, care and cultivation of forest trees.

Building Related Illness: Diagnosable illness whose cause and symptoms can be directly attributed to a specific pollutant source within a building (e.g. Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis.) (See: sick building syndrome.) ...

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