Most of the rooms are in the middle of the building, which is served by the rooftop HVAC units. As carbon dioxide concentrations increase above 600 parts per million, complaints about air quality such as stuffiness, headaches, and lethargy will increase. When carbon dioxide concentrations exceed 1,000 parts per million, complaints about air quality may be widespread. Air samples taken March 6 in five classrooms, the office and the cafeteria showed elevated levels of bacteria in all rooms, and elevated fungi levels in the office, the cafeteria and one classroom. Gram-negative bacteria may produce endotoxins.
Endotoxins can cause health related problems similar to cold and flu-type symptoms.
Airborne fungi and bacteria levels should continue to decrease if the ventilation is improved and sources of moisture are identified and remedied. Mechanicsburg may rewite borough rule book Four-hour parking on Main Street and a comprehensive curfew were two suggestions brought up Monday as Mechanicsburg Borough Council discussed the possibility of updating old ordinances. Last month, Councilman J. Matthew Seagrist submitted a list of 22 sections of the borough code council may deem suitable for update, amendment or repeal. He followed through Monday with a request for input and a recommendation council recodify all ordinances instead of going through the expense of advertising and passing separate amendments to the code book. While no decisions were made, there was discussion on whether to change Chapter 15, Part Four dealing with on-street metered parking along with Chapter Six, Part Five dealing with the curfew.