sick building syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12074
Health effects or loss of a sense of well-being associated, by those who experience it, with time spent in a certain building or room.
Notes:
  1. Neurological symptoms include headache, irritability, and fatigue.
  2. Potential causes include poor ventilation and indoor air quality, outgassing of volatile substances from building materials, molds, and ozone build-up from office machines. Psychological factors may play a role.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 905 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'sick building syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12074 RIS BibTex EndNote
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