From: kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Air quality in academic chemistry buildings
Date: April 23, 2012 12:29:27 PM EDT
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Demystify:
Dave - make sure that the fume hoods areall working (and are being used) and the building is balanced. These arethe 2 biggest issues in our 7 floor chemistry (research & academic)building.
Kim Gates Auletta Lab Safety Specialist EH&S Z=6200 Stony Brook University kim.auletta**At_Symbol_Here**stonybrook.edu 631-632-3032 FAX: 631-632-9683 EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/
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From: "David C. Finster"<dfinster**At_Symbol_Here**WITTENBERG.EDU> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU Date: 04/23/2012 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L]Air quality in academic chemistry buildings Sent by: DCHAS-L DiscussionList <dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Kim, et al,
Here's the additional info:
The most pressing concern is related tochemical use in the building. We also had some significant humidity issues, which seem to have been addressed,or at least I don't see new water spots on the ceiling tiles and condensationon the floors and windows.
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU]On Behalf Of kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**NOTES.CC.SUNYSB.EDU Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 11:41 AM To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Air quality in academic chemistry buildings
Dave - can your colleague be more specific?Are they looking for air quality from the chemical use perspective (answer- below PELs) or temperature, humidity etc (answer - ASHRAE IAQ for general)
To get the best set of answers, I am forwarding below a request for informationI recently received from a colleague.
"Do you know if there are generally accepted air quality standards forchemistry buildings, and if there are where would I find them? Also, do you know where I could find information about generally acceptedpractices with regards to testing air quality, especially in academic buildingssuch as ours?
I'm asking these questions in part due to a lack of knowledge, and in partbased on some concerns about air quality in our chemistry building followingsome work on our air handling related to energy conservation."
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