BACKGROUND: There is growing public awareness regarding the risk associated with poor
indoor air quality in the home and workplace. Because Americans spend approximately 22 …

Understanding the physical characteristics of the indoor environment that affect human
health and wellbeing is the key requirement underpinning the beneficial design of a …

Allergy to latex is a rapidly emerging public health problem. Because our knowledge of the
major allergens involved is incomplete, standardized in vivo and in vitro tests have not been …

Microbial toxins and eukaryotic cell toxicity from indoor building materials heavily colonized
by fungi and bacteria were analyzed. The dominant colonizers at water-damaged sites of the …

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of air temperature on labour productivity in
telecommunication offices. The study was conducted as a case study in two call centres …

We analyzed 79 bulk samples of moldy interior finishes from Finnish buildings with moisture
problems for 17 mycotoxins, as well as for fungi that could be isolated using one medium …

Aims: To assess the extent of indoor air problems in office environments in Finland.
Methods: Complaints and symptoms related to the indoor environment experienced by office …

Background Health and work environment of Finnish veterinarians was evaluated by The
Finnish Veterinary Association and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in a …

Aims: To examine the relation between the psychosocial work environment and the
perceived indoor air problems measured by a questionnaire survey; and to discuss the role …

A database of indoor air concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)(n= 528),
formaldehyde (n= 76), and ammonia (n= 47) in office environments was analyzed to suggest …