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Air
Monitoring
Environmental
Air Quality
problems are difficult to diagnose and solve because of the large
number and many types of contaminants or building stressors that can
cause problems. The cumulative effect of many stressors
(chemical, biological and physical) is often the most difficult to
identify.
An Environmental Air Quality investigation
begins with thorough research and investigation at the problem site
to identify potential contaminants or stressors. No monitoring
should be done until these items have been identified.
If air monitoring is
necessary, comparative samples from non-problem areas of the
building are a useful tool in determining what the possible
contaminants are:
The following is a brief
list of building stressors and contaminants and the type of
equipment used to identify each one.
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