READ: NIOSH Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease

READ: NIOSH Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease

(2 RC) - This Alert describes the respiratory problems that occupants may experience from exposures in damp buildings, presents summary information on outbreaks of building-related respiratory disease, and provides recommendations on how to identify, respond to, and prevent building dampness and related respiratory symptoms and disease.

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LISTEN: OSHA - Information Bulletin Fluorocarbon 113

LISTEN: OSHA - Information Bulletin Fluorocarbon 113

(1 RC) - This OSHA special bulletin defines and provides health hazard information on Fluorocarbon 113 which is generally used as a refrigerant, a dry cleaning solvent
and an intermediate. After recording several instances of sudden death to to cardiac arrhythmia in the presence of Fluorocarbon 113, this document provides the necessary information for employers and administrators to implement for their workers' protection.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 10 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 10 of 10)

(4 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 9 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 9 of 10)

(2 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 8 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 8 of 10)

(4 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 7 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 7 of 10)

(4 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 6 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 6 of 10)

(4 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 5 of 10)

READ: CAC - Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in New Homes (Part 5 of 10)

(4 RC) - This survey report of the indoor air quality of new California homes reveals that new single‐family detached homes in California are built relatively airtight with very low exterior air-flow, and can often exceed exposure guidelines for air contaminants with indoor sources, such as formaldehyde and some other volatile organic compounds. Mechanical ventilation systems are needed to provide a dependable, continuous supply of outdoor air to new homes, and reductions of various indoor formaldehyde sources are also needed. The following report details the methods of this study, discusses the outcomes, and summarizes the results with several recommendations for improved indoor ventilation.

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