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Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China
This study assessed subjective symptoms related to indoor concentrations of chemicals among residents in a housing estate in Dalian, China, where indoor air pollution by interior decoration materials has recently become a major health problem. Fifty-nine males and 50 females were surveyed for their...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23579877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10041489 |
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author | Guo, Peng Yokoyama, Kazuhito Piao, Fengyuan Sakai, Kiyoshi Khalequzzaman, Md Kamijima, Michihiro Nakajima, Tamie Kitamura, Fumihiko |
author_facet | Guo, Peng Yokoyama, Kazuhito Piao, Fengyuan Sakai, Kiyoshi Khalequzzaman, Md Kamijima, Michihiro Nakajima, Tamie Kitamura, Fumihiko |
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description | This study assessed subjective symptoms related to indoor concentrations of chemicals among residents in a housing estate in Dalian, China, where indoor air pollution by interior decoration materials has recently become a major health problem. Fifty-nine males and 50 females were surveyed for their symptoms related to sick building syndrome. Formaldehyde (HCHO), NO(2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their dwellings were collected using a diffusion sampler and measured by GC/MS. For residents with one or more symptoms in the past, HCHO, butanol or 1,2-dichloroethane concentrations were significantly greater in their bedrooms or kitchens compared with those of subjects without previous symptoms. For residents with one or more symptoms at the time of the study, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, xylene, butanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, and styrene concentrations in their bedrooms or kitchens were significantly greater compared with those of residents without symptoms. HCHO, NO(2), and VOCs were detected in all rooms, but their levels were lower than the guideline values except for HCHO in two rooms. Chemical substances from interior decoration materials at indoor air levels lower than their guideline values might have affected the health status of residents. |
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spelling | pubmed-37093302013-07-12 Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China Guo, Peng Yokoyama, Kazuhito Piao, Fengyuan Sakai, Kiyoshi Khalequzzaman, Md Kamijima, Michihiro Nakajima, Tamie Kitamura, Fumihiko Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study assessed subjective symptoms related to indoor concentrations of chemicals among residents in a housing estate in Dalian, China, where indoor air pollution by interior decoration materials has recently become a major health problem. Fifty-nine males and 50 females were surveyed for their symptoms related to sick building syndrome. Formaldehyde (HCHO), NO(2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their dwellings were collected using a diffusion sampler and measured by GC/MS. For residents with one or more symptoms in the past, HCHO, butanol or 1,2-dichloroethane concentrations were significantly greater in their bedrooms or kitchens compared with those of subjects without previous symptoms. For residents with one or more symptoms at the time of the study, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, xylene, butanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, and styrene concentrations in their bedrooms or kitchens were significantly greater compared with those of residents without symptoms. HCHO, NO(2), and VOCs were detected in all rooms, but their levels were lower than the guideline values except for HCHO in two rooms. Chemical substances from interior decoration materials at indoor air levels lower than their guideline values might have affected the health status of residents. MDPI 2013-04-11 2013-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3709330/ /pubmed/23579877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10041489 Text en © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Guo, Peng Yokoyama, Kazuhito Piao, Fengyuan Sakai, Kiyoshi Khalequzzaman, Md Kamijima, Michihiro Nakajima, Tamie Kitamura, Fumihiko Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title | Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title_full | Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title_fullStr | Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title_full_unstemmed | Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title_short | Sick Building Syndrome by Indoor Air Pollution in Dalian, China |
title_sort | sick building syndrome by indoor air pollution in dalian, china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23579877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10041489 |
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