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Main Title Association of personal workplace characteristics with health, comfort and odor : a survey of 3948 office workers in three buildings /
Author Wallace, L. A. ; Nelson, C. J. ; Highsmith, R. ; Dunteman., G. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. ;Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory,
Year Published 1993
Report Number PB94-158763 ; EPA/000/J-94/123; EPA/600/J-94/123
Stock Number PB94-158763
OCLC Number 174119804
Subjects Indoor air pollution--Washington (DC)--Measurement ; Work environment--Washington (DC)--Evaluation ; Air quality--Washington (DC)--Measurement
Additional Subjects United States--Environmental Protection Agency--Officials and employees--Health and hygiene ; Office buildings ; Indoor air pollution ; Occupational safety and health ; Reprint ; Work environments ; Health effects ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Irritants ; Odors ; Comfort ; Fungi ; Dust ; Occupational exposure ; Sensitivity ; Principal component analysis ; Environmental surveys ; Sick building syndrome
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ESAD  EPA 600-J-94-123 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 10/12/2007
NTIS  PB94-158763 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 14 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
A questionnaire on health symptoms, workplace conditions, and perceived indoor air quality was administered to 3948 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC in the winter of 1989. The main goal was to determine the personal or workplace characteristics associated with health symptoms. A principal components analysis of 32 health symptoms identified 12 health factors. Each factor was generally associated with a particular body system (eyes, nose, throat, chest, central nervous system, etc.). The 12 health factors were regressed linearly on the 50-100 personal, workplace, and spatial characteristics identified from the questionnaire and building blueprints. Significant variables (p < 0.01) were included in a second logistic regression to determine a final model.
Notes
Also published in: Indoor Air 1993, 3: 193-205. Study completed June 1992. Includes bibliographical references.