[PDF] Top 20 on the contribution of schools to children's overall indoor air exposure

... exposed to tobacco smoke indirectly through ETS (Fontham et ...exposed to tobacco smoke which contains many potent respiratory irritants, agents of inflammation and respiratory toxins (IARC, ...that ... See full document

... matter of increasing interest due to its direct impact on the public health [ 1 ...In the last decades, traffic-related air pollution and health problems have increased, ... See full document

... Children’s exposure patterns are unlike those of adults (Nieuwenhuijsen et ...2006). Children are more vulnerable, mainly due to their not fully developed immune and respiratory systems, their ... See full document

... contribute to the assessment of children’s exposure to particles and bioburden, EDC was exposed for an extended period to collect dust in two home locations and at schools ... See full document

... Objective: The aim was to investigate how IAQ changed in primary schools after applying indoor air quality recommendations, and to explore how these changes influenced allergic ... See full document

... Regarding the exposure to indoor biological agents and after adjustment, lower odds of wheeze in the previous year were found among those in schools with higher levels ... See full document

... and the objective measurement of a broad spectrum of IAQ parameters in classrooms allowed a better appraisal of individual exposure com- pared to indirect methods such as ... See full document

... In the overall sample, TVOC were associated with reported wheezing in both questionnaire ...assessments. Exposure to volatile organic compounds may constitute a significant health risk, even ... See full document

... The US EPA has quantified that 70% to 80% of the floors in the United States of America are covered by carpets, which are generally used to improve the thermal and ... See full document

... in the joint of ceiling with ...between the biological parameters concentrations and the presence of mold growth and/or damp spots in classrooms, finding that indicates that other ... See full document

... 1.3.: To assess and manage health effects associated with current and emerging complex air quality issues, personal exposure modelling has become a priority and required approach of ... See full document

... Considering the latter and as far as the authors’ knowledge goes, in the last five years 19 studies regarding radon in indoor air of nursery and primary schools can be ... See full document

... work, indoor and outdoor UFP number concentrations were measured in eight public primary schools comprising 24 classrooms from urban and rural ...period of 6 h corresponding to the ... See full document

... order to better understand the extent of UFP concentrations on indoor air of 10 schools, the results were compared with previously pub- lished studies ( ... See full document

... into the indoor environment through natural (open windows and doors) and mechanical ventilation ...indoors on an individual’s shoes and clothing (Gots et al., 2003). High indoor bacteria ... See full document

... with air pollution. Children spend a large part of their time in school, this being the most important indoor environment apart from ...studies on the impact of ... See full document

... order to better understand the extent of UFP concentrations on indoor air of 10 schools, the results were compared with previously published studies (Table ... See full document

... with air-related problems have received increasing attention since the 1970s (Spengler & Sexton, 1983; Hodgson, ...an indoor environment, dust on floors and other surfaces contains ... See full document

... expected to be a key role player in the assessment of the effects of the children personal exposure to air pollution as children spend at least ... See full document

... in the Otolaryngologist treatment, in the Bertholet treatment , in the Spa pool and in Double Cab Treatment on MEA and in the termal pool, in Double Cab Treatment and in the ... See full document