Sick building syndrome
Q. Sick building syndrome refers to- Published on 19 Apr 16a. Building which dilapidated and deteriorating
b. Health problems due to pollution within a building
c. Fear of buildings
d. Pollution and health problems caused by demolition of buildings
ANSWER: Health problems due to pollution within a building
- In recent years, there has been an increase in health problems due to air pollution in personal living spaces, known as sick building syndrome (SBS), along with other conditions such as sick car and sick school syndromes.
- Individual carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules and volatile organic compound gas molecules are found in buildings, furniture and even household goods.
- These harmful chemical gases are measured in parts per billion and are extremely difficult to detect with current environmental sensor technology, which can only detect concentrations of parts per million (ppm).
