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Sick Building Syndrome - US EPA Fact sheet Indoor Air Facts No. 4

The term "sick building syndrome" is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified.... Solutions to sick building syndrome usually include combinations of the following:

• Pollutant source removal or modification
• Increasing ventilation rates
• Air cleaning
• Education and communication