My Office Is Killing Me!: The Sick Building Survival Guide

by Jeffrey C. May

Book Overview

Bacteria and mold may lurk undetected in carpets or in the heating or cooling system of your office or school. When inhaled, the by-products of these organisms can cause allergy and asthma symptoms. Chemical vapors emitted by office furniture and equipment may also foul the air we breathe indoors, causing headaches, eye irritation, or other symptoms.

Here the author of the best-selling My House Is Killing Me and co-author of The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801883415
• ISBN13: 9780801883415
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

From ventilation systems or the lack thereof to breeding grounds for germs

Bacteria and mold may lurk in office carpets, the heating system, and other places causing allergy and asthma symptoms, while vapors emitted by furniture and equipment add other symptoms. Other books focus on the home; finally here's a book to focus on the place adults spend most of their daily lives, the office. From ventilation systems or the lack thereof to breeding grounds for germs, MY OFFICE IS KILLING ME! THE SICK BUILDING SURVIVAL GUIDE doesn't just help identify problems; it tells what to do about them. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch