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Quantification of the Association of Ventilation Rates with Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms
Data from published studies were combined and analyzed to develop best-fit equations and curves quantifying the change in sick building syndrome (SBS) symptom prevalence with ventilation rate. For each study, slopes were calculated, representing the fractional change in SBS symptom prevalence per unit change in ventilation rate per person. Values of ventilation rate, associated with each value of slope, were also calculated. Linear regression equations were fit to the resulting data points, after weighting by study size. Integration of the slope-ventilation rate equations yielded curves of relative SBS symptom prevalence versus ventilation rate. Based on these analyses, relative SBS symptom prevalence increases approximately 23percent (12 percent to 32 percent) as the ventilation rate drops from 10 to 5 L/s-person and relative prevalence decreases approximately 29percent (15 percent to 42 percent) as ventilation rate increases from 10 to 25 L/s-person.
Quantification of the Association of Ventilation Rates with Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms
Data from published studies were combined and analyzed to develop best-fit equations and curves quantifying the change in sick building syndrome (SBS) symptom prevalence with ventilation rate. For each study, slopes were calculated, representing the fractional change in SBS symptom prevalence per unit change in ventilation rate per person. Values of ventilation rate, associated with each value of slope, were also calculated. Linear regression equations were fit to the resulting data points, after weighting by study size. Integration of the slope-ventilation rate equations yielded curves of relative SBS symptom prevalence versus ventilation rate. Based on these analyses, relative SBS symptom prevalence increases approximately 23percent (12 percent to 32 percent) as the ventilation rate drops from 10 to 5 L/s-person and relative prevalence decreases approximately 29percent (15 percent to 42 percent) as ventilation rate increases from 10 to 25 L/s-person.
Quantification of the Association of Ventilation Rates with Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms
W. J. Fisk (author) / A. G. Mirer (author) / M. J. Mendell (author)
2009
8 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Environmental Health & Safety , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering , Air pollution , Environmental quality , Ventilation systems , Work environments , Working conditions , Ventilation rate , Health , Quantification , Sick Building Syndrome(SBS)
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