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Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 2, No. 4, 213-216 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9300200404

Air Quality Standards in Offices: Should They Be Health or Comfort Based?

F.W. Lunau

CPA Microbac Ltd., Wimbledon, England, UK

Should there be legislative control of chemical air contaminants in the office environment that imposes lower concentration limits for offices than for industry? As the two affected populations are essentially similar, it is conclud ed that there is no justification for legislatively binding different limits which are health based. There is a case for the control of chemical air contaminants in offices which is based on economic (mainly productivity) grounds at a lower level than the health-based ones, but this should be by improved guidance being available rather than by legislation.

Key Words: Indoor air contaminants • Sick building syndrome • Building-related illness • Productivity • Regulation


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