Occupational Asthma Associated with Sick Building Syndrome Risk Factors in United States and Puerto Rico

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• Personal Author:
  Acevedo Matos JO ; Acevedo Matos JO
• Description:
  Objective: Studies show a correlation between inappropriate air quality and occupational asthma, (" a disease characterized by variable airflow limitation, hyper-responsiveness, inflammation due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular occupational environment and not to stimuli encountered outside the workplace. Poor air quality has also been related to sick building syndrome, defined by World Health Organization (WHO, 2011) as a set of discomforts and associated diseases caused by force ventilation, inadequate temperature, ionic loads, and airborne, gases and vapors of chemical and/or biological origin in enclosed areas. Methods: The aim of this study is to critically review and analyze studies associating sick building syndrome and occupational asthma, and compare studies performed in the United States with those in Puerto Rico. Results: Reviewed studies identify biological agents, chemistry, material building, temperature, relative humidity, ventilation, odors, fibers and vapor as factors for asthma prevalence. Conclusion: Sick buildings syndrome investigation and asthma research in Puerto Rico is predominantly epidemiological studies or biological agents association. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Asthma Asthma, Occupational Chemistry Environmental Exposure Epidemiology Humidity Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Airborne Particulates Airflow Air Quality Author Keywords: Asthma Biological Agents Biological Effects Bronchial Asthma Chemical Properties Chemicals Environmental Exposure Exposure Levels Fibers Force Gases Odors Risk Factor Risk Factors Sick Building Syndrome Temperature Regulation Vapors

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• Publisher:
  University of South Florida (USF)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Puerto Rico
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063792
• Citation:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 23-24, 2012, Tampa, Florida. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida (USF), 2012 Feb; :5
• Contact Point Address:
  Julio Acevedo-Matos, Industrial Hygiene Department, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Sunshine ERC Research Poster Session/USF Health Research Day, February 23-24, 2012, Tampa, Florida
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9e58a45ca5731360498a91dcb1a7a04ba4a1d8f376c6e745c902e09a8950c84ebce9246fc67db4e5919d4ca41082552e2a6c10bb222cf969a2e184d75aebfe3a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222345/cdc_222345_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 82.12 KB ]