Dampness and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in floor construction of rehabilitation center: Health effects in staff

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-11

  Wieslander, Gunilla ^a   Kumlin, Anders ^b   Norbäck, Dan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b AK Indoor Air AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Floor dampness; Myeloperoxidas (MPO); Nasal patency; Respiratory symptoms; Tear film break up time (BUT)

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BUTANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NEUTROPHIL; NOSE MUCUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAR FILM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKPLACE;

ADHESIVES; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEXANOLS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 77049127564     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338240903390248     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Bornehag, C G, Blomquist, G, Gyntelberg, F. 2001. Dampness in Buildings and Health. Nordic Interdisciplinary Review of the Scientific Evidence on Associations between Exposure to “Dampness” in Buildings and Health Effects (NORDDAMP). Indoor Air, 11:72–86.
2. Peat, J K, Dickersson, J, and Li, J. 1998. Effects of damp and mould in the home on respiratory health:a review of the literature. Allergy, 53:120–128.
3. Husman, T. 1996. Health effects of indoor-air micro organisms. Scand J Work Environ Health, 22:5–13.
4. Portnoy, J M, Kennedy, K, and Barnes, C. 2005. Sampling for indoor fungi:what the clinician needs to know. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 13:165–70.
5. Bush, R K, Portnoy, J M, Saxon, A. 2006. The medical effects of mold exposure. J Allergy Clin Immunol., 117:326–333.
6. Wieslander, G, Norbäck, D, Nordström, K. 1999. Nasal and ocular symptoms, tear film stability and biomarkers in nasal lavage, in relation to building design in hospitals. Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 72:451–461.
7. US Environmental Protection Agency. 1994. Chemical Summary for Acrylic Acid., Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
8. Norbäck, D, Wieslander, G, Nordström, K. 2000. Asthma symptoms in relation to measured building dampness in upper concrete floor construction, and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in indoor air. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 11:1016–1025.
9. Tuomainen, A, Seuri, M, and Sieppi, A. 2004. Indoor air quality and health problems associated with damp floor coverings. Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 77:222–226.
10. Putus, T, Tuomainen, A, and Rautiala, S. 2004. Chemical and microbial exposures in a school building:adverse health effects in children. Arch Environ Health, 59:194–201.
11. Kamijima, M, Sakai, K, Shibata, E. 2002. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol in indoor air as a possible cause of sick building symptoms. J Occup Health, 44:186–191.
12. Kamijima, M, Shibata, E, Sakai, K. 2005. Indoor air pollution due to 2-ethyl-1-hexanol airborne concentrations, emission sources and subjective symptoms in classroom users [in Japanese]. Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi, 52:1021–1031.
13. Åhman, M, Lundin, A, Musabasic, V. 2000. Improved health after intervention in a school with moisture problems. Indoor Air, 10:57–62.
14. Falk, A, Löf, A, Hagberg, M. 1991. Human exposure to 3-carene by inhalation:toxicokinetics, effects on pulmonary function and occurrence of irritation and CNS symptoms. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 110:198–205.
15. Nihlen, A, Wålinder, R, Löf, A. 1998. Experimental exposure to methyl tertiary-butyl ether II. Acute effects in humans. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 148:281–287.
16. Kjellberg, A, Landström, U, Löfstedt, P. 1988. Estimation of noise and annoyance in working environments. Arbete och Hälsa, 30:1–36.
17. Ulmer, H V, Janz, U, and Löllgren, H. 1977. “ Aspects of the validity of Borg's scale, is it measuring stress or strain? ”. In Physical Work and Effort, Edited by:Borg, G. 181–196. Oxford:Pergamon Press.
18. Wyon, D. 1992. Sick buildings and the experimental approach. Environ Technol, 3:313–322.
19. Wålinder, R, Norbäck, D, Wieslander, G. 1997. Nasal mucosal swelling in relation to low air exchange rate in schools. Indoor Air, 7:198–205.
20. Venge, P, Hällgren, R, Stålenheim, G. 1979. Effects of serum and cations on the selective release of granular proteins from human neutrophils during phagocytosis. Scand J Haematol, 22:317–326.
21. Peterson, C GB, Enander, I, Nystrand, J. 1991. Radioimmunoassay of human eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) by an improved method. Establishment of normal levels in serum and turnover in vivo. Clin Exp Allergol, 21:561–567.
22. Schmekel, B, Karlsson, S E, Linden, K. 1990. Myeloperoxidase in human lung lavage marker of local neutrophil activity. Inflammation, 14:447–54.
23. Andersson, K, Hallgren, C, Levin, J-O. 1981. Chemosorption sampling and analysis of formaldehyde in air; influence on recovery during simultaneous sampling of formaldehyde, phenol, furfural alcohol. Scand J Work Environ Health, 7:282–289.
24. Norbäck, D, Wieslander, G, and Edling, C. 1995. Occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOC), and other air pollutants from the indoor application of water based paints. Ann Occup Hygiene, 39:783–794.
25. Palmgren, U, Ström, G, Blomqvist, G. 1986. Collection of airborne micro-organisms in Nucleopore filters, estimations and analyses-CAMNEA method. J Appl Bacteriol, 61:401–406.
26. 1993. “ National Swedish Board of Occupational Safety and Health. Ventilation and Quality of Air [in Swedish] ”. 5Stockholm:National Swedish Board of Occupational Safety and Health.
27. Swedish Building Research Council (BFR). 1994. “ Report R23 ”. Stockholm:BFR.
28. Norbäck, D, and Wieslander, G. 2002. Biomarkers and chemosensory irritations. Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 75:298–304.
29. Wieslander, G, Norback, D, and Venge, P. 2007. Changes of symptoms, tear film stability and eosinophilic cationic protein in nasal lavage fluid after re-exposure to a damp office building with a history of flooding. Indoor Air, 17:19–27.
30. Wålinder, R, Wieslander, G, Norbäck, D. 2001. Nasal lavage biomarkers:the effect of water damage and microbial growth in an office building. Arch Environ Health, 56:30–36.
31. Wålinder, R, Norbäck, D, Wieslander, G. 2001. Acoustic rhinometry and lavage biomarkers in relation to some building characteristics in Swedish schools. Indoor Air, 11:2–9.
32. Norbäck, D, Wieslander, G, Nordström, K. 2000. The effect of air humidification on symptoms and nasal patency, tear film stability, and biomarkers in nasal lavage:a 6 weeks’ longitudinal study. Indoor Built Environ, 9:28–34.
33. Demos, M, Pâté, F, Rouault, J. 1990. Standardized Human Olfactory Thresholds, New York:IRL.
34. Thriel van, C, Seeber, A, Kiesswetter, E. 2003. Physiological and psychological approaches to chemosensory effects of solvents. Toxicol Lett, 140:261–271.
35. Wolkoff, P. 2008. “Healthy” eye in office-like environments. Environ Int, 34:1204–1214.
36. Bako-Bir, Z, Wargocki, P, Weschler, C J. 2004. Effects of pollution from personal computer on perceived air quality, SBS symptoms and productivity in offices. Indoor Air, 14:178–187.
37. Horn, O, Nalli, S, Cooper, D. 2004. Plasticizer metabolites in the environment. Water Res, 38:3693–3698.
38. Nalli, S, Horn, O J, Grochiwalski, A R. 2006. Origin of 2-etylhexanol as a VOC. Environ Pollut, 140:181–186.