Building-related illness

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Building-related illness

Diagnosable illness whose cause and symptoms can be directly attributed to a specific pollutant source within a building, such as Legionnaire’s disease, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis, attributed directly to airborne building contaminants.

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2001) The role of Stachybotrys mycotoxins in building-related illness.

Toxic mould syndrome--can the link be proved? Making a definitive link between fungal toxins and health outcomes remains difficult. Some people appear to have a greater sensitivity to these toxins than others

The assessor can then complete a checklist developed to flag noticeable IAQ problem indicators and reports of previous incidents of building-related illness.

The securitization advantage of indoor air quality assessment

SBS victims of SBS differ form those suffering from building-related illness in that SBS symptoms appear when the occupants enter the building and dissipate when they leave.

Indoor environment: regulatory developments and emerging standards of care

Given the above and the activities of the patient likely leading to aerosolization of the fungal contamination, there is no reason to believe exposure to thermophilic organisms played a role in this patient's building-related illness.

Bioaerosol lung damage: trout's response. (Correspondence)

Key words: bioaerosol, building-related illness, fungi, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, mycotoxin, Stachybotrys, water damage.

Bioaerosol Lung Damage in a Worker with Repeated Exposure to Fungi in a Water-Damaged Building