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OCT 2 01982 <br />I <br />this, the better the chances were that the Judge would be <br />able to tolerate the atmosphere. Dr. Feldman thought that <br />in the middle of the summer, it would be too hot. He felt <br />it was too bad that the very place that the Judge had to <br />work was the worst place, environmentally. Something had to <br />be done to ventilate the Courtroom adequately and move the air <br />through. Dr. Feldman pointed out that the biggest problem <br />they face today was in trying to counter the bad effects of - <br />"•energy efficient buildings where there are no windows. He <br />spoke of environmental engineers, whose names he could <br />furnish to the Board, that were very familiar with ecologic <br />illness. <br />Commissioner Wodtke noted that the railroad tracks <br />nearby were noisy and would interfere with the recording <br />system. He referred to a device that the space program used <br />for the astronauts in coping with their formaldehyde <br />problems. <br />Dr. Feldman noted that he was not familiar with this <br />device, but possibly there was one that the Board could <br />investigate. He thought of the number of people who would <br />have to sit in the deposition room and also suffer, in a <br />subtle way, from the same illness as the Judge. Dr. Feldman <br />thought how difficult it would be for them to enunciate or <br />express themselves and to make a case of something for the <br />jury while being irritable, sleepy, and falling down, etc. <br />He felt it would be a step in the right direction to <br />investigate the possibility of such a device to remove <br />formaldehyde from the area. <br />Chairman Scurlock expressed concern over the phrases <br />being used, such as "chances are" and "probably" when <br />discussing individuals who are super -sensitive. He realized <br />that Judge• Stikelether had suffered symptoms and had <br />problems, but could the Board come up with a reasonable <br />M s M <br />12 <br />