Building related illness

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003778

Diagnosable illness whose cause and symptoms can be directly attributed to a specific pollutant source within a building (e.g. Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis).
1. Diagnosable illness whose symptoms can be identified and whose cause can be directly attributed to airborne building pollutants (e.g., Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis). Also: A discrete, identifiable disease or illness that can be traced to a specific pollutant or source within a building. (Contrast with "Sick building syndrome").
2. Diagnosable illness whose symptoms can be identified and whose cause can be directly attributed to airborne building pollutants (e.g., Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis).
3. A discrete, identifiable disease or illness that can be traced to a specific pollutant or source within a building.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-003778
Field	Environment
Subject	General environmental; Air
Abbreviation	BRI
References	Terms of Environment; Indoor Air Quality Glossary; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; Indoor Air Quality Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003778",
  "term": "Building related illness",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Building Related Illness",
  "definitions": [
    "Diagnosable illness whose cause and symptoms can be directly attributed to a specific pollutant source within a building (e.g. Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity, pneumonitis).",
    "1. Diagnosable illness whose symptoms can be identified and whose cause can be directly attributed to airborne building pollutants (e.g., Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis). Also: A discrete, identifiable disease or illness that can be traced to a specific pollutant or source within a building. (Contrast with \"Sick building syndrome\").\n\n2. Diagnosable illness whose symptoms can be identified and whose cause can be directly attributed to airborne building pollutants (e.g., Legionnaire's disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis).\n\n3. A discrete, identifiable disease or illness that can be traced to a specific pollutant or source within a building."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "BRI",
  "subject": [
    "General environmental",
    "Air"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; Indoor Air Quality Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/building-related-illness/"
}

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