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Article: Poor indoor air quality: the causes.(BEYOND COMPLIANCE)
- Article from:
- American Drycleaner
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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When you walk into your plant, do you smell anything? Can you smell the solvents, spotting agents, bleach, soaps and detergents you use? How about odors related to your restrooms? If not, you have likely addressed those airborne contaminants with good housekeeping and compliance goals.
Drycleaners need to consider all of the other air-quality issues you might not be able to smell, too. You can see some of them by looking at the air in a sunbeam--dust. hair and other particulates.
Indoor sources Of pollution that release mists or particles into the air are the primary causes of indoor air-quality Spomar problems. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor ...