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Indoor air quality is three times worse than outdoor: German expert 

The air quality of a non-smoking office is three times worse than the quality of outdoor air, a Taipei-based German environmental expert said Tuesday.

Many modern construction materials contain chemicals that are harmful to human health and so do many office equipment, said Andreas Gursch, deputy director of the Germany Trade Office in Taipei.

Gursch, an expert on waste management and resource recycling, made the remarks after posing the question -- "Is your office killing you? " -- to employees of the Taipei county government in a keynote speech on German green buildings and renewable energies.

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