Indoor Moulds, Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness

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• Personal Author:
  Burton, Nancy C. ; Crook B
• Description:
  Humans are constantly exposed to fungi, or moulds, usually without suffering harm to health. However, in some instances inhalation of sufficient numbers of mould spores can trigger symptoms of asthma, rhinitis or bronchitis. Respiratory ill health associated with the built environment is often referred to either as Sick Building Syndrome [SBS] (i.e. building related symptoms) or building related illness. For many, the difference between SBS and building related illness is unclear and the two overlap. This review examines the differences between the two and describes in more detail the role of moulds in building related illness. Using as examples the after-effects of flooding in the UK in 2007, and Hurricane Katrina in USA in 2005, methods used to investigate exposure to indoor mould contamination are described, together with strategies for remediating mould contaminated buildings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Bacteria Bacterial Infections Dust Environmental Monitoring Fungi Hypersensitivity Immune System Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Allergens Allergic-reactions Allergies Author Keywords: Building Related Illness Bacterial-dusts Bacterial-infections Building Remediation Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Fungal-diseases Fungal-infections Humans Immune-reaction Immunologic-disorders Indoor-air-pollution Indoor Air Molds Mould Sick Building Syndrome Ventilation-systems

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• ISSN:
  1749-4613
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  106-113
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037425
• Citation:
  Fungal Biol Rev 2010 Aug-Nov; 24(3-4):106-113
• Contact Point Address:
  Brian Crook, Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton SK179JN, UK
• Email:
  brian.crook@hsl.gov.uk
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Fungal Biology Reviews
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fb810baa76c235d41c9626ef5b51a7805bab28c02c74d2a9f61f4ada0e36c0ab492689bb1b5934f8e15d52c21abe4159b5f4d877fd1d423aba5b7e85ae9c4452
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188523/cdc_188523_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.38 MB ]