These references are used in the research presented in these pages, they are sorted in alphabetic order.

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3. Apte, M., W. Fisk, and J. Daisey. 2000. “Associations between indoor CO2 concentrations and sick building syndrome symptoms in U.S. Office buildings: An analysis of the 1994-1996 BASE study data.” Indoor Air10(4):246-257.
    
4. ASHRAE. 2007. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1, “Ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality.” American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Atlanta, GA.
    
5. Bornehag, C.G., G. Blomquist, et al. 2001. “Dampness in buildings and health: Nordic interdisciplinary review of the scientific evidence on associations between exposure to ‘dampness’ in buildings and health effects (NORDDAMP).” Indoor Air 11(2):72-86. 
    
6. Branham, D. 2004. “The wise man builds his house upon the rock: The effects of inadequate school building infrastructure on student attendance.” Social Science Quarterly (85) 5.
    
7. Burr, M.L. 2000. Combustion Products. Indoor Air Quality Handbook. Eds., J. Spengler, J.M. Samet, and J.F. McCarthy. New York, McGraw-Hill:29.3-29.25.
    
8. California Energy Commission. 1995. Air exchange rates in non-residential buildings in California. California Energy Commission. 
    
9. Cash, C.S. 1993. “Building condition and student achievement and behavior.” Blacksburg, VA: Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
    
10. Dangman, K.H., A.L. Bracker, and E. Storey. 2005. “Work-associated asthma in teachers in Connecticut: Association with chronic water damage and fungal growth in schools.” Connecticut Medicine 69(1):9-17.
     
11. Douglas, J.W.B. and J.M. Ross. 1965. “The effects of absence on primary school performance.” The British Journal of Educational Psychology 35:28-40.
     
12. Earthman, G.I., C.S. Cash, and D. Van Berkum. 1995. “Student achievement and behavior and school building condition.” Journal of School Business Management, 8(3).
     
13. Ebbehoj, N.E., H.W. Meyer, et al. 2005. “Molds in floor dust, building-related symptoms, and lung function among male and female schoolteachers.” Indoor Air 15 (Supplement 10):7-16.
     
14. Fang, L., G. Clausen, and P.O. Fanger. 1998. “Impact of temperature and humidity on the perception of indoor air quality.” Indoor Air 8(2):80-90. 
     
15. Fang, L., G. Clausen, and P.O. Fanger. 1998. “Impact of temperature and humidity on perception of indoor air quality during immediate and longer whole-body exposures.” Indoor Air 8(4):276-284. 
     
16. Fang, L., P. Wargocki, et al. 1999. “Field study on the impact of temperature, humidity and ventilation on perceived air quality.” Proceedings, Indoor Air '99: The 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Edinburg, Scotland.2:107-112. 
     
17. Fisk, W.J., Q. Lei-Gomez, and M.J. Mendell. 2007. “Meta-analyses of the associations of respiratory health effects with dampness and mold in homes.” Indoor Air 17(4):284-295.
     
18. Fogarty, R. 2000. “Eliminating IAQ complaints by eliminating ultrafine particles.” Proceedings, Healthy Buildings 2000. Espoo, Finland. 1:207-211. 
     
19. Franklin, P.J., P.W. Dingle, et al. 2000. “Formaldehyde exposure in homes is associated with increased levels of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy children.” Proceedings, Healthy Buildings 2000. Espoo, Finland.1:65-70.
     
20. Garrett, M.H., M.A. Hooper, et al. 1999. “Increased risk of allergy in children due to formaldehyde exposure in homes.” Allergy 54(4):330-337.
     
21. Gravesen, S., P. Skov, et al. 1990. “The role of potential immunogenic components of dust (MOD) in the sick-building-syndrome.” Proceedings, Indoor Air ’90: The 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Toronto, Canada. 1:9-13.
     
22. Guo, Y.L., Y.C. Lin, et al. 1999. “Climate, traffic-related air pollutants, and asthma prevalence in middle-school children in Taiwan.” Environmental Health Perspectives 107(12):1001-1006.
     
23. Gyntelberg, F., P. Suadicani, et al. 1994. “Dust and the sick building syndrome.” Indoor Air 4(4):223-238.
     
24. Hines, E.W. 1996. “Building condition and student achievement and behavior.” Blacksburg, VA: Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
     
25. Institute of Medicine. Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air. 2000. Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Exposures. Washington, D.C., National Academy Press.
     
26. Kemp, P.C., P. Dingle, et al. 1998. “Particulate matter intervention study: A casual factor of building-related symptoms in an older building.” Indoor Air 8 (3):153-172.
     
27. Lander, F., H.W. Meyer, and S. Norn. 2001. “Serum IgE specific to indoor molds, measured by basophile histamine release, is associated with building-related symptoms in damp buildings.” Inflammation Research 50:227-231.
     
28. Li, Y., M. Leung, et al. 2007. “Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment--a multidisciplinary systematic review.” Indoor Air 17(1):2-18.
     
29. McCoach, J.S., A.S. Robertson, et al. 1999. “Floor cleaning materials as a cause of occupational asthma.”Proceedings, Indoor Air '99: The 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Edinburgh, Scotland. 5:459-467. 
     
30. Meklin, T., T. Husman, et al. 2002. “Indoor air microbes and respiratory symptoms of children in moisture damaged and reference schools.” Indoor Air 12(3):175-183.
     
31. Mendell, M. 1993. “Non-specific symptoms in office workers: A review and summary of the epidemiologic literature.” Indoor Air 3(4):227-236.
     
32. Mendell, M.J., G.N. Naco, et al. 2003. “Environmental risk factors and work-related lower respiratory symptoms in 80 office buildings: An exploratory analysis of NIOSH data.” American Journal Industrial Medicine 43:630-641.
     
33. Menzies, R., R. Tamblyn, et al.1993. “The effect of varying levels of outdoor-air supply on the symptoms of sick building syndrome.” New England Journal of Medicine 328(12):821-827.
     
34. Meyer, H.W., H. Würtz, et al. 2004. Members of a working group under the Danish mould in buildings program (DAMIB). “Molds in floor dust and building-related symptoms in adolescent school children.” Indoor Air 14(1):65-72.
     
35. Meyer, H.W., H. Würtz, et al. 2005. “Molds in floor dust and building-related symptoms among adolescent school children: A problem for boys only?” Indoor Air 15 (Supplement 10):17-24.
     
36. Millard, M.W., P.T. Johnson, et al. 2009. “Children with asthma miss more school: Fact or fiction.” Chest 35:303-306.
     
37. Milton, D.K., P.M. Glencross, et al. 2000. “Risk of sick leave associated with outdoor air supply rate, humidification, and occupant complaints.” Indoor Air 10(4):212-221.
     
38. Mudarri, D. and W. J. Fisk, 2007. “Public health and economic impact of dampness and mold.” Indoor Air17(3):226-235.
     
39. Myhrvold, A.N., E. Olsen, and O. Lauridsen 1996. “Indoor environment in schools — Pupils health and performance in regard to CO2 concentrations.” Proceedings, Indoor Air '96: The 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Nagoya, Japan.4:369-371.
     
40. Nazaroff, W.W. and C.J. Weschler. 2004. “Cleaning products and air fresheners: Exposure to primary and secondary air pollutants.” Atmospheric Environment 38:2841-2865.
     
41. Norbäck, D., R. Walinder, et al. 2000. “Indoor air pollutants in schools: Nasal patency and biomarkers in nasal lavage.” Allergy 55(2):163-170.
     
42. O'Neil, S.L., N. Barysh, et al. 1985. “Determining school programming needs of special population groups: A study of asthmatic children.” Journal of School Health 55(6):237-239.
     
43. Park, J.H., P.L. Schleiff, et al. 2004. “Building-related respiratory symptoms can be predicted with semi-quantitative indices of exposure to dampness and mold.” Indoor Air 14(6):425-433.
     
44. Pazdrak, K., P. Gorski, et al. 1993. “Changes in nasal lavage fluid due to formaldehyde inhalation.” International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 64(7):515-519.
     
45. Pilotto, L.S., R.M. Douglas, et al. 1997. “Respiratory effects associated with indoor nitrogen dioxide exposure in children.” International Journal of Epidemiology 26(4):788-796.
     
46. Platts-Mills, T.A.E. 2000. “Allergens derived from arthropods and domestic animals.” Indoor Air Quality Handbook. Eds., J. Spengler, J. M. Samet, and J. F. McCarthy. New York, McGraw-Hill:43.1-43.15.
     
47. Purokivi, M.K., M.R. Hirvonen, et al. 2001. “Changes in pro-inflammatory cytokines in association with exposure to moisture-damaged building microbes.” European Respiratory Journal 18:951-958.
     
48. Raw, G.J., M.S. Roys, and C. Whitehead. 1993. “Sick building syndrome: Cleanliness is next to healthiness.” Indoor Air 3(4):237-245.
     
49. Rudblad, S., K. Andersson, et al. 2001. “Nasal hyper reactivity among teachers in a school with a long history of moisture problems.” American Journal of Rhinology 15(2):135-141.
     
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51. Rylander, R., M. Norrhall, et al. 1998. “Airways inflammation, atopy and (1-->3)-ß-d-glucan exposure in two schools.” American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 158:1685-1687.
     
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