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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Indoor Air Facts No. 4 Sick Building Syndrome

This factsheet explains the terms "sick building syndrome" (SBS) and "building related illness" (BRI). It discusses causes of sick building syndrome, describes building investigation procedures and provides general solutions for resolving the syndrome. This document is only available online.

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Indoor Air Facts No. 4 Sick Building Syndrome (PDF)(4 pp, 38 K)