Archive for 2008/05

People and their activities in office buildings generate indoor air pollution

These activities include cooking odors from company cafeterias, body odors and cosmetic odors.  Work activities from non-HVAC system equipment contribute to the problem.  There are emissions from office equipment (volatile organic compounds or “VOCs” and ozone), office supplies (solvents, toners, ammonia, formaldehyde from carbonless copy paper), shops, labs, cleaning processes, elevator motors and other mechanical […]