June 27, 2005—For more than 20 years, health problems stemming from building-related biological and non-biological materials have been on the rise, yet indoor air quality professionals and consumers have lacked a starting point by which to compare bacterial and fungal bioaerosol results in a presently unregulated industry. Until now, that is.
“To date, the industry, both private and public, has not been able to establish a basis by which to measure the baseline conditions for indoor airborne bacteria and fungi,” said Alan Wozniak, President and CEO of Pure Air Control Services.
At the recent 2005 American Industrial Hygiene Conference Expo in Anaheim, California, Dr. Rajiv Sahay announced the results of a decade-long study on airborne culturable bioaerosols in a presentation entitled “Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ): A 10-Year Case Study for Industry IEQ Guidelines” to an audience of over 450 industry professionals.
Throughout the decade-long study, more than 11,000 indoor and outdoor bacterial and fungal samples were taken in and around more than 7,000 commercial and residential test sites across the United States. The outcome of Dr. Sahay’s study provides important normative data on culturable bioaerosols for both fungi and bacteria that have been applied to other sectors of business.
“Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ): A 10-Year Case Study for Industry IEQ Guidelines” is the first of many indoor air quality studies presented by the Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory from the data garnered over the ten-year time period.
For more information, visit the Pure Air Control Web site.
