garages. Actions that will reduce benzene process. Important, too, is the use of VLM operating procedures. Sometimes indoor
exposure include eliminating smoking (very low moisture) in the cleaning pro- air problems are a result of poor building
within the home, providing for maximum cess. Fresh Air Carpet Care is one such design or occupant activities.
ventilation during painting, and discard- company in the Triad area that is highly
ing paint supplies and special fuels that recommended. Visit their web site at Indicators of SBS include:
will not be used immediately. www.freshaircarpetcare.com for more • Building occupants complain of
information about VLM. (See their ad on symptoms associated with acute dis-
Keep exposure to perchloroethylene page 40). comfort, e.g., headache; eye, nose, or
emissions to a minimum throat irritation; dry cough; dry or itchy
Traditional commercial carpet- SBS - Sick Building Syndrome skin; dizziness and nausea; difficulty in
cleaning solutions contain a cocktail of concentrating; fatigue; and sensitivity
noxious synthetic chemicals, including The term "sick building syndrome" to odors.
Perchloroethylene, which is also the (SBS) is used to describe situations in • The cause of the symptoms is not
chemical most widely used in dry clean- which building occupants experience known.
ing. In laboratory studies, it has been acute health and comfort effects that ap- • Most of the complainants report relief
shown to cause cancer in animals. Recent pear to be linked to time spent in a build- soon after leaving the building.
studies indicate that people breathe low ing, but no specific illness or cause can
levels of this chemical both in homes be identified. The complaints may be Indicators of BRI include:
where dry-cleaned goods are stored and localized in a particular room or zone, • Building occupants complain of
as they wear dry-cleaned clothing. or may be widespread throughout the symptoms such as cough; chest tight-
Taking steps to minimize your expo- building. In contrast, the term "building ness; fever, chills; and muscle aches
sure to this chemical is prudent. If dry- related illness" (BRI) is used when symp- • The symptoms can be clinically de-
cleaned goods have a strong chemical toms of diagnosable illness are identified fined and have clearly identifiable
odor when you pick them up, do not ac- and can be attributed directly to airborne causes.
cept them until they have been properly building contaminants. • Complainants may require prolonged
dried. If goods with a chemical odor are A 1984 World Health Organization recovery times after leaving the build-
returned to you on subsequent visits, try Committee report suggested that up to 30 ing.
a different dry cleaner. There are green percent of new and remodeled buildings
dry cleaning businesses in our area that worldwide may be the subject of exces- It is important to note that the same
are perc-free, including the Dry Cleaning sive complaints related to indoor air complaints may result from other causes.
Station in Winston-Salem and Greens- quality (IAQ). Often this condition is These may include an illness contracted
boro (see www.drycleaningstation. temporary, but some buildings have long- outside the building, acute sensitivity
com). term problems. Frequently, problems (e.g., allergies), job related stress or dis-
When you have your carpets cleaned, result when a building is operated or satisfaction, and other psychosocial fac-
only use green professional cleaners and maintained in a manner that is inconsis- tors. Nevertheless, studies show that
products that use few chemicals in the tent with its original design or prescribed symptoms may be caused or exacerbated
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