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My Office Is Killing Me!

The Sick Building Survival Guide

Jeffrey C. May

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Bacteria and mold may lurk undetected in carpets or in the heating or cooling system of your office or school. When inhaled, the by-products of these organisms can cause allergy and asthma symptoms. Chemical vapors emitted by office furniture and equipment may also foul the air we breathe indoors, causing headaches, eye irritation, or other symptoms.

Here the author of the best-selling My House Is Killing Me! and co-author of The Mold Survival Guide turns his attention to indoor air quality in public buildings. Blending his extensive professional experience with scientific explanations, May...

Bacteria and mold may lurk undetected in carpets or in the heating or cooling system of your office or school. When inhaled, the by-products of these organisms can cause allergy and asthma symptoms. Chemical vapors emitted by office furniture and equipment may also foul the air we breathe indoors, causing headaches, eye irritation, or other symptoms.

Here the author of the best-selling My House Is Killing Me! and co-author of The Mold Survival Guide turns his attention to indoor air quality in public buildings. Blending his extensive professional experience with scientific explanations, May helps us see these buildings through the eyes of a building scientist, microscopist, and organic chemist. He offers a step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling, and often eliminating the sources of indoor air pollutants and allergens.

Whether it's a case of mold in an elementary school or inadequate ventilation in a high-rise office building, this valuable guide can help people cope when the air they breathe indoors is making them sick.

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Well researched and clearly presented by a recognized expert in the field.

An interesting read and a good resource for information on indoor air quality... it offers solutions rather than blame.

May does a good job of explaining technical information in a simple manner, using instructive photographs... Will be especially useful for libraries emphasizing legal and policy collections.

This book is a non-alarmist, extremely current, review of many now recognized sources of inevitable and not-so-inevitable air quality impairment... this book belongs in your reference library.

May's new book on sick buildings offers practical cures for both individuals and those in charge of such properties.

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Available
Trim Size
6
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9
Pages
342
ISBN
9780801883422
Illustration Description
53 halftones, 3 line drawings
Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Basics
1. Poor Indoor Air Quality: A Health Concern
2. Shelter in the Storm
3. Diseased Decor
4. A Sea of Air
5. Gases in the Sea of Air
6. Particles in the Sea of Air
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Basics
1. Poor Indoor Air Quality: A Health Concern
2. Shelter in the Storm
3. Diseased Decor
4. A Sea of Air
5. Gases in the Sea of Air
6. Particles in the Sea of Air
7. Menace in the Mechanicals
Part II: Daily Life
8. Schools: Our Children, Our Future
9. Nine to Five: Where We Work
10. Infirm Infirmaries and Coughing Courthouses
11. Retail Spaces: Shop Till You Drop
12. Before Nine and After Five: Recreation and Travel
Part III: The Final Test: Grading the Air
13. Do It Yourself
14. Call in a Professional
15. More Data for Techies
Conclusion
Resource Guide
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index

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Jeffrey C. May
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Jeffrey C. May

Jeffrey C. May is a building consultant, indoor air-quality (IAQ) professional, and the principal scientist of May Indoor Air Investigations LLC in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. He has conducted thousands of indoor environmental investigations including in homes, offices, and schools, and has personally analyzed over 40,000 air and dust samples. Widely published, May lectures nationally on IAQ...
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