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Indoor Air Quality

Understanding IAQ • HEALTH EFFECTS • CAUSATIVE AGENTS • SOURCES • CONTROL METHODOLOGIES • LEGISLATION

HEALTH EFFECTS

Health Effects SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) VS BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI)

Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) – A PERSISTENT SET OF SYMPTOMS IN > 20% – CAUSE(S) NOT RECOGNIZABLE – COMPLAINTS/SYMPTOMS RELIEVED AFTER EXITING BUILDING

Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) – EYE, NOSE, OR THROAT IRRITATION – HEADACHES – FATIGUE – REDUCED MENTATION – IRRITABILITY

Health Effects • SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS) – DRY SKIN – NASAL CONGESTION – DIFFICULTY BREATHING – NOSE BLEEDS – NAUSEA

Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) – CLINICALLY RECOGNIZED DISEASE – EXPOSURE TO INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS – RECOGNIZABLE CAUSES

Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) – PONTIAC FEVER - LEGIONELLA spp. – LEGIONNAIRE’S DISEASE – HYPERSENSITIVITY PNEUMONITIS – HUMIDIFIER FEVER

Health Effects • BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) – ASTHMA – ALLERGY – RESPIRATORY DISEASE • CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

Causative Agents

Causative Agents • INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT TYPES – COMBUSTION PRODUCTS – VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES – RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES – RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS – BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS – RADIONUCLIDES – ODORS

Causative Agents • COMBUSTION PRODUCTS – CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) – OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX) – OXIDES OF SULFUR (SOX) – CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2) – POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBON’S (PAH) – TOBACCO SMOKE COMPONENTS

Causative Agents • VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS – ALCOHOLS - ISOPROPANOL – ALDEHYDES - FORMALDEHYDE – ALIPHATICS - CYCLOHEXANE – AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - 4 PC – ESTERS - ETHYL ACETATE – HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS TCE

Causative Agents • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES – ASBESTOS • • • CHRYSOTILE AMOSITE CROCIDOLITE – FIBERGLASS – INORGANIC DUSTS (MINERAL)

Causative Agents • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES – METALLIC DUSTS • LEAD – ORGANIC DUSTS – PAPER DUSTS – POLLEN

Causative Agents • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS – WATER VAPOR – CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2) – ETIOLOGICAL AGENTS – TOBACCO SMOKE COMPONENTS

Causative Agents • BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS – MOLDS & FUNGI – BACTERIA – PROTOZOA – VIRUSES

Causative Agents • RADIONUCLIDES – RADON PROGENY (DAUGHTERS)

Causative Agents • ODORS – ODORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANT TYPE • • INDEPENDENTLY IN COMBINATION

Sources

Sources • COMBUSTION PRODUCTS – KEROSENE HEATERS – LOADING DOCKS – WOOD STOVES/UNVENTED GAS STOVES – NEARBY TRAFFIC

Sources • VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES - ADHESIVES & CAULKING COMPOUNDS - CARPETING & DRAPERY - PARTICLE BOARD

Sources • VOLATILE CHEMICALS & MIXTURES – FLOOR & WALL COVERINGS – PAINTS, VARNISHES AND STAINS – UPHOLSTERY

Sources • RESPIRABLE PARTICULATES – ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS) – CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS – OUTDOOR AIR – PLANTS & PLANT PARTS – PRODUCTION PROCESSES

Sources PARTICULATE PHASE OF CIGARETTE SMOKE 4 -AMINOBIPHENYL ANATABINE ANILINE BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE BENZ[A]PYRENE BENZOIC ACID BUTYROLACTONE NITROSODIETHANOLAMINE NICKEL NICOTINE PHENOL POLONIUM-210 QUINOLINE SUCCINIC ACID 2 -TOLUIDINE CADMIUM

Sources VAPOR PHASE OF CIGARETTE SMOKE HYDROGEN CYANIDE ACETONE 1, 3 -BUTADIENE CARBON MONOXIDE DIMETHYLAMINE CARBONYL SULFIDE METHYL CHLORIDE AMMONIA ACETALDEHYDE ACROLEIN BENZENE FORMALDEHYDE HYDRAZINE ETHANE PYRIDINE FORMIC ACID

Sources • RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS – PEOPLE – PLANTS

Sources • BIOLOGICS & BIOAEROSOLS – HVAC SYSTEMS – COOLING TOWERS – HUMANS/ANIMALS – STAGNANT WATER RESERVOIRS – HUMIDIFIERS

Sources • RADIONUCLIDES (RADON - 222 Rn) – SOIL – WATER – BUILDING MATERIALS – NATURAL GAS

Control Methodologies

Control Methodologies • PREVENTING IAQ PROBLEMS – SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – EQUIPMENT – HUMAN ACTIVITIES – BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS – OTHER SOURCES – VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS – OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – CONTAMINATED OUTDOOR AIR • POLLEN, DUST, FUNGI • INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS • GENERAL VEHICLE EXHAUST

Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – EMISSIONS FROM NEARBY SOURCES • PARKING LOTS/GARAGES • LOADING DOCKS/DUMPSTERS • RE-ENTRAINED BUILDING EXHAUST • LOCATION OF SUPPLY INTAKES

Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – SOIL GAS • RADON • UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (LEAKING) • LANDFILL • PESTICIDE APPLICATION

Control Methodologies • SOURCES OUTSIDE THE BUILDING – STANDING WATER • ROOFTOPS • CRAWLSPACES

Control Methodologies • EQUIPMENT – HVAC SYSTEM • DUST/DIRT/GROWTH IN DUCTS • GROWTH IN DRIP PANS • IMPROPER USE OF BIOCIDES • IMPROPER VENTING

Control Methodologies • EQUIPMENT – NON-HVAC EQUIPMENT • EMISSIONS FROM OFFICE EQUIPMENT • SUPPLIES (SOLVENTS, TONERS, ETC. ) • EMISSIONS FROM LABS, CLEANING • OTHER MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES – PERSONAL ACTIVIITES • SMOKING • COOKING • PERSONAL HYGIENE (BODY ODORS) • COSMETIC ODORS

Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES – HOUSEKEEPING ACTIVIITES • CLEANING MATERIALS • CLEANING PROCEDURES • STORED SUPPLIES & TRASH • DEODORIZERS & FRAGRANCES

Control Methodologies • HUMAN ACTIVITIES – MAINTENANCE ACTIVIITES • COOLING TOWERS • PAINTS, CAULKS, ETC. • PEST CONTROL • STORED SUPPLIES

Control Methodologies • BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS – LOCATIONS THAT COLLECT DUST – DAMAGED MATERIALS – UNSANITARY CONDITIONS

Control Methodologies • BUILDING COMPONENTS & FURNISHINGS – WATER DAMAGE – DRY TRAPS - SEWER GAS – CHEMICAL RELEASE OR OFF-GASING

Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES – ACCIDENTAL EVENTS • SPILLS • FLOODING • FIRE DAMAGE (PCB’S)

Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES – SPECIAL USE AREAS • SMOKING LOUNGES • LABORATORIES • PRINT SHOPS • ART ROOMS - GRAPHIC DESIGN

Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES – SPECIAL USE AREAS • EXERCISE ROOMS • BEAUTY SALONS • FOOD PREPARATION AREAS

Control Methodologies • OTHER SOURCES – REDECORATING/REMODELING/REPAIR • NEW FURNISHINGS • DUST & FIBERS FROM DEMOLITION • ODORS & VOC’S (PAINT, ETC. ) • MICROBIOLOGICALS FROM DEMOLITION

Control Methodologies • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS – ASHRAE STANDARDS (ASHRAE 621989) • TEMPERATURE • RELATIVE HUMIDITY • MINIMUM OUTDOOR AIR REQUIREMENTS • CO 2 LEVELS BELOW 1000 PPM

Control Methodologies • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS – ENGINEERING CONTROLS • MODIFY VENTILATION SYSTEM • MODIFY PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS • FILTERS

Control Methodologies • VENTILATION TO MEET OCCUPANT NEEDS – ENGINEERING CONTROLS • PRECIPITATORS • ION GENERATORS • HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMS

Control Methodologies • OTHER CONSIDERATIONS – POPULATION DENSITY – LIGHTING – NOISE – ERGONOMICS

Control Methodologies • OTHER CONSIDERATIONS – MANAGEMENT STYLES – MONITORED WORK STATIONS – RE-ENTRY CRITERIA – NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

LEGISLATION

Legislation • OSHA IAQ STANDARD – LEGISLATION PENDING – AFL-CIO PETITIONED OSHA – 14 AFFILIATED UNIONS HAVE PETITIONS PENDING

Legislation • NEW JERSEY IAQ STANDARD – SPECIFIC TEMPERATURES • • 68 - 74. 5 OF WINTER 73 - 79 OF SUMMER – 30 - 60% RELATIVE HUMIDITY – 20 CFM OUTSIDE AIR/PERSON

Legislation • NEW JERSEY IAQ STANDARD – SMOKING ROOM AIR ON SEPARATE SYSTEM – RENOVATION - ISOLATED – PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES • – HVAC SYSTEM RECORD KEEPING - VENTILATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

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