A few weeks ago,
Environmental Research Technologies (ERT) exhibited at
the 2004 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo
in Atlanta, Georgia. The estimated attendance at this
event was over 8,000 and the crowd was full of
industrial hygienists actively pursuing excellence in
the indoor air quality arena.
As one of many laboratories exhibiting
at AIHce, ERT enjoyed visiting with IAQ professionals
from all over the world. Many companies were present
exhibiting new technology in the IAQ arena, which was
interesting to learn about.
Industrial Hygienists who visited our
booth truly had a love/hate relationship with IAQ. Many
said they currently handled quite a bit of IAQ problems
in their job, while others proclaimed that they stayed
as far away from IAQ work as they possibly could.
Many of the people we spoke with were
enthusiastic about the new science and technology being
introduced to the field, while others were doubtful that
anything beyond simple tape lift technique and air
sampling was necessary. Even further, many still believe
that sampling is not a necessity and sample as little as
possible.
