Sick Building Syndrome

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025513",
  "term": "Sick Building Syndrome",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Building whose occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent therein, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified. Complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may spread throughout the building.\n\n2. Term that refers to a set of symptoms that affect some number of building occupants during the time they spend in the building and diminish or go away during periods when they leave the building. Cannot be traced to specific pollutants or sources within the building. (Contrast with \"Building related illness\").",
    "Term sometimes used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a particular building, but where no specific illness or cause can be identified. The complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may be spread throughout the building."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "SBS",
  "subject": [
    "General environmental",
    "Air"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sick-building-syndrome/"
}