The effect of duct cleaning on perceived work environment and symptoms of office employees in non-problem buildings

Sirpa Kolari; Ulla Heikkilä-Kallio; Marianna Luoma; Pertti Pasanen; Pirjo Korhonen; Erkki Nykyri; Kari Reijula

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.12.003

The effect of duct cleaning on perceived work environment and symptoms of office employees in non-problem buildings

Sirpa Kolari^*
, Ulla Heikkilä-Kallio
, Marianna Luoma
, Pertti Pasanen
, Pirjo Korhonen
, Erkki Nykyri
, Kari Reijula

^*Corresponding author for this work

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH)
University of Kuopio

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Abstract

The effect of duct cleaning on perceived work environment and symptom prevalence was investigated in ten non-problem office buildings. The supply air quality, duct hygiene, ventilation rate and air flow were measured. A questionnaire (MM-40-FIN) on work environment and symptoms was carried out. Duct cleaning had no detectable effect on measured air quality. As expected, the only change was the amount of dust deposited on inner duct surfaces, which decreased significantly due to cleaning. The most significant improvement in work environment factors due to duct cleaning was detected with stuffy “bad” air (p < 0.001) and work-related nasal symptoms (p < 0.01).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1665-1671
Journal	Building and Environment
Volume	40
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.12.003
Publication status	Published - 2005
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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duct cleaning
office work
indoor air
questionnaire
supply air quality
symptoms

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