Many office buildings designed to prevent outside air from entering have been shown to have elevated levels of various toxic substances circulating through the air inside, a phenomenon known as sick building syndrome. Yet the air in other office buildings does not have elevated levels of these substances, even though those buildings are the same age as the “sick” buildings and have similar designs and ventilation systems.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why not all office buildings designed to prevent outside air from entering have air that contains elevated levels of toxic substances?
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ACertain adhesives and drying agents used in particular types of furniture, carpets, and paint contribute the bulk of the toxic substances that circulate in the air of office buildings.
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BMost office buildings with sick building syndrome were built between 1950 and 1990.
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CAmong buildings designed to prevent outside air from entering, houses are no less likely than office buildings to have air that contains elevated levels of toxic substances.
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DThe toxic substances that are found in the air of “sick” office buildings are substances that are found in at least small quantities in nearly every building.
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EOffice buildings with windows that can readily be opened are unlikely to suffer from sick building syndrome.
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