Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces
Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces is the first book of its kind to examine the issue of the interior environment and sick building syndrome in public buildings and workplaces worldwide. Through a comprehensive review of the persona
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Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab Editor
Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings and Workplaces
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Editor Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab Sultan Qaboos University P.O. Box 33 123 Al-Khod Muscat Oman [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-17918-1 e-ISBN 978-3-642-17919-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-17919-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011923659 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L., Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
H.E. Dr. Ali Soud Al-Bemani, Vice-Chancellor, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Sultanate of Oman
I had the pleasure of looking at this valuable effort by a group of international experts from 16 countries on the topic of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Living in an arid region which has witnessed an unprecedented rates of development and changes in all aspects of everyday life, including design of buildings and the introduction of air conditioning, chemicals and synthetic materials into our homes, it is important for us to fully assess the quality of our indoor environments and life styles, with a view to ensure that our homes are health and pleasant to live in. The chapters of this book have elaborated in a clear style, yet scientifically solid, the causes, diagnostic tools, health impacts and mitigation approaches that may be applied to existing and planned buildings. I would like to congratulate the authors and the editor for this excellent effort. We at SQU are proud of our policy to encourage scientific research that is relevant to health and well being of our community as well as the regional and global environments. Our staff are encouraged to excel both in teaching as well as in carrying v
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research that address issues of concern to our community. We will always provide the support needed for such serious and relevant research programs. I would like to see this line of research is continued and further developed both at SQU level as well jointly with other research teams in our sister universities.
Introduction
Editor of the book, Prof. Dr. Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), S
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