Article: IAQ: legal trouble for the 90s. (indoor air quality) (includes related information)

IAQ: Legal trouble for the 90s

-- "Indoor Air Quality will be the toxic tort of the 90s," says Thomas F. Gardner, an attorney-engineer with a New Orleans law firm.

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a term that "begs for definition," according to Gardner. He says that in a legal sense, a building is "sick" if:

1. More than 20% of the occupants complain.

2. Occupants show soft-tissue ailment symptoms (congestion, respiratory problems, etc.)

3. Symptoms last more than two weeks.

4. Symptoms "magically disappear after leaving work."

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