caa a22 4500 445863676 CHVBK 20180317145451.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10453-010-9175-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10453-010-9175-x Practices contributing to biotic pollution in Air-conditioned indoor environments [Elektronische Daten] [A. Haleem Khan, S. Mohan Karuppayil] Indoor environments play important roles in human health. The health hazards posed by polluted indoor environments include allergy, infections and toxicity. The term ‘sick building syndrome' (SBS) describes causes of building occupants experiencing adverse health effects that appear to be linked to the time spent in a building. Questionnaire-based data were collected from the people who live or work in air-conditioned (A/C) rooms. Responses of the occupants were analyzed to understand the practices contributing to biotic pollution of indoor air-conditioned environments. Our survey revealed some interesting facts about the users of A/C rooms and their practices that may be contributing to the indoor air quality. The allergy complaints and use of anti-allergy medicines were noted commonly among the occupants of government (Govt.) organizations and computer training centers where cleaning of room and A/C filters were not done periodically. Cleaning practices may reduce the complaints. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Allergy nationallicence Infections nationallicence Toxicity nationallicence SBS nationallicence A/C units nationallicence Carpets nationallicence Haleem Khan A. DST-FIST sponsored School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, 431606, Nanded, Maharashtra, India aut Mohan Karuppayil S. DST-FIST sponsored School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, 431606, Nanded, Maharashtra, India aut Aerobiologia Springer Netherlands 27/1(2011-03-01), 85-89 0393-5965 27:1<85 2011 27 10453 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-010-9175-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-010-9175-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Haleem Khan A. DST-FIST sponsored School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, 431606, Nanded, Maharashtra, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mohan Karuppayil S. DST-FIST sponsored School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, 431606, Nanded, Maharashtra, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Aerobiologia Springer Netherlands 27/1(2011-03-01), 85-89 0393-5965 27:1<85 2011 27 10453 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer