BRS

Recent studies suggest the reactions between ozone and indoor materials and contaminants caninfluence human health and perceived indoor air quality within a building. This analysis uses datafrom the U.S. EPA Building Assessment Survey and Evaluation (BASE) study to determine if there is anassociation between increasing outdoor ozone concentrations and increased reporting of BuildingRelated Symptoms (BRS) by occupants. Multiple logistic regression (MLR) models, which adjustedfor personal, workplace and environmental variables, revealed statistically significant (p