How environmental syndromes develop is still being researched. It is assumed that sensitization occurs with acute high exposure to pollutants or even with long-term exposure to small doses of pollutants. This means that after this sensitization, even the smallest doses are sufficient to trigger symptoms.
Psychological factors play an important role in environmental syndromes. In the following exemplarily environmental illnesses and/or environmental syndromes are represented
- Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS) (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
- Electromagnetic sensitivity
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
- “Sick Build” Syndrome
- Radiation sickness