Air quality in offices 'below par'

Almost 80 percent of office buildings in Qingdao, Shandong province, fail to meet national standards for indoor air quality, and people's health is suffering as a result, a local trade association has said.

According to a survey by the Qingdao Indoor Furnishing Industry Association, the results of which were released on Sunday, just 22 percent of the city's offices have acceptable air quality, the Peninsula Metropolitan News reported yesterday.

The study investigated 98 buildings over a 10-month period from January to October.