■2O-Uncasttr Fanning, Saturday, December 2s, 1985
EBENSBURG - With the fading
daylight hours comes the sniffles,
sneezes and coughs of the “cold
and flu season.” If you’re won
dering whether to dose up on
orange juice, you might consider
the likelihood that some winter
ailments may directly result from
the “sick building syndrome.”
Researchers and health officials
are becoming increasingly aware
of a relationship between
recurring health problems and the
quality of the air inside our homes
and workplaces. Symptoms in
clude chronic headaches, dry
and sore throats, fatigue,
drowsiness, eye irritations and
even nausea.
Some groups of people are more
likely to suffer ill effects from the
pollutants common to “sick
buildings.” Newborn infants and
young children, the elderly, and
individuals who suffer from
chronic respiratory difficulties are
more susceptible.
Dr. Phyllis A. Bamer, extension
home environment specialist at the
Pennsylvania State University,
says the problems can become
especially acute when we
weatherize our homes to keep out
the winter cold. “Poor ventilation,
especially in tightly sealed homes,
compounds the problem,” says
Barner. “For a healthy en
vironment you need to ensure that
at least half the air in your house is
exchanged each hour.”
Bamer says that getting this air
exchange can be as simple as
opening the upper portion of a
window for about five minutes
once or twice a day. A one inch
opening at the top of the window
will let accumulated moisture and
stale air escape. If the occupants
are suffering severe symptoms,
Bamer suggests this method
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Is your home suffering from "sick building syndrome?"
several times a day and, weather
permitting, opening more than one
window to create a cross-draft.
Although some indoor pollutants
result from the geographic
location of the house, most are
related to conditions within the
residence. Some of the culprits are
poorly vented wood, coal or
kerosene stoves; tobacco smoke;
fireplaces, household cleaners,
solvents, sprays and pesticides;
tmd building materials and
fabrics.
A urea formaldehyde resin is
used as an adhesive in many
building products including par
ticle board, paneling, cabinetry
and furniture pieces. Urea for
maldehyde is also used to treat
textiles used in the home, such as
carpets, draperies and upholstery
fabrics. The formaldehyde in these
products seeps into the air for
approximately the first six months
after installation.
After this initial “off-gassing”
period, the formaldehyde usually
“goes underground” and produces
less of the irritating gases.
However, says Barner, certain
conditions such as the combination
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The theme of the conference will
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of high heat and humidity can
trigger the formaldehyde vapors to
come out of their dormancy and
begin off-gasing again. In these
cases, the second bout of off
gassing can produce more con
centrated pollutants than the first.
Barner says that the for-
maldehyde can ue sealed off” by
using low-permeability paints.
Chemical cleaners such as am
monia can be professionally ap
plied to neutralize off-gassing.
Particle board subflooring can be
covered with a seamless, resilient
flooring material.
When building or remodeling,
Barner recommends substituting
gypsum board or exterior grade
plywood for particle board;
wallpaper or paint for paneling;
and carpet and fabrics that haven’t
been treated with the for
maldehyde.
Bamer also offers two other tips
that aren’t tried and true, but show
promise at combatting health
problems caused by indoor air
pollution. First, scheume one of the
daily “open-window” treatments
directly before retiring to bed. This
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ensures that you start out with a
fresh supply of air for the hours
that you are inactive.
In addition, try hanging some
spider plants near windows or
other well-lighted areas.
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