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The Effects of Microbiological Pollution in Buildings — Results of Building Investigations

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Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality — State of the Art in SBS

Part of the book series: Eurocourses: Chemical and Environmental Science ((EUCE,volume 4))

Abstract

The microbiological pollution of buildings may occur as a result of contamination of incoming air, of the airconditioning system itself, of water containing structures within the building, of the building materials themselves and may arise from the occupants either by person to person contact or circulated via the ventilation system. The types of disease produced in man by microbiological pollution include infectious disease, allergic disease and toxic reactions. This article will consider each of these disease groups and their relationship to buildings.

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Pickering, C.A.C. (1992). The Effects of Microbiological Pollution in Buildings — Results of Building Investigations. In: Knöppel, H., Wolkoff, P. (eds) Chemical, Microbiological, Health and Comfort Aspects of Indoor Air Quality — State of the Art in SBS. Eurocourses: Chemical and Environmental Science, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8088-5_18

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