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Indoor
Air Quality (IAQ)
The quality of the air we breathe inside a building can be
effected by a wide range of physical, chemical, and biological
properties. The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for a room or
building is a result of the interactions between all these
influences.
Factors that influence IAQ:
- Comfort factors (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, and
carbon dioxide)
- Inadequate supply of outside air
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Contamination arising from sources within the building
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Contamination from outside the building through air intakes,
infiltration, open doors, and windows
- Microbial contamination
of ventilation systems or building interiors
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VEHS Services
VEHS provides a wide variety of services related to indoor air
quality investigations. Some of our IAQ related services include:
- Inspect for excess moisture, presence of mold, and odor
- Review historical details pertinent to building and occupant
symptoms (often provided through the Occupational
Health Clinic)
- Air flow measurements
- Measurement of comfort factors which
include temperature, carbon dioxide, relative percent humidity,
and other factors/contaminants as determined
- Recommendations for remedial actions or follow-up
studies based on the above investigation and monitoring
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For more information regarding indoor air
quality, please contact Mark bogard (mark.j.bogard@vanderbilt.edu).
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