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My office is killing me! : the sick building survival guide / Jeffrey C. May.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- May, Jeffrey C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sick building syndrome--Popular works.
- Sick building syndrome.
- Indoor air pollution--Health aspects--Popular works.
- Indoor air pollution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (342 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Whether it's a case of mold in an elementary school or inadequate ventilation in a high-rise office building, this valuable guide can help people cope when the air they breathe indoors is making them sick.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- The basics
- Poor indoor air quality: a health concern
- Shelter in the storm
- Diseased decor
- A sea of air
- Gases in the sea of air
- Particles in the sea of air
- Menace in the mechanicals
- Daily life
- Schools: our children, our future
- Nine to five: where we work
- Infirm infirmaries and coughing courthouses
- Retail spaces: shop till you drop
- Before nine and after five: recreation and travel
- The final test: grading the air
- Do it yourself
- Call in a professional
- More data for techies
- Conclusion
- Resources guide
- List of abbreviations
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-8879-4
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