The ventilation problem in schools: literature review

WJ Fisk - Indoor air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Based on a review of literature published in refereed archival journals, ventilation rates in
classrooms often fall far short of the minimum ventilation rates specified in standards. There …

A review of scientific evidence on indoor air of school building: Pollutants, sources, health effects and management

VS Chithra, SMS Nagendra - Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 2018 - Springer
Schools are one of the critical social infrastructures in a society, the first place for social
activity and the most important indoor environment for children besides the home. Poor IAQ …

[HTML][HTML] From spontaneous to strategic natural window ventilation: Improving indoor air quality in Swiss schools

CC Vassella, J Koch, A Henzi, A Jordan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural window ventilation is frequently employed in schools in Europe and often leads to
inadequate levels of human bioeffluents. However, intervention studies that verify whether …

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in naturally-ventilated primary schools in the UK: Occupant-related factors

SS Korsavi, A Montazami, D Mumovic - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is affected by Context, Occupant and Building (COB) related
factors. This paper evaluates IAQ as a function of occupant-related factors including …

Indoor air quality in Portuguese schools: levels and sources of pollutants

J Madureira, I Paciência, C Pereira, JP Teixeira… - Indoor …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters in 73 primary classrooms in Porto were examined for the
purpose of assessing levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC s), aldehydes, particulate …

Classroom carbon dioxide concentration, school attendance, and educational attainment

S Gaihre, S Semple, J Miller, S Fielding… - Journal of school …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that classroom carbon dioxide (CO2)
concentration is inversely related to child school attendance and educational attainment …

Assessment of ventilation and indoor air pollutants in nursery and elementary schools in France

N Canha, C Mandin, O Ramalho, G Wyart… - Indoor …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
and ventilation in French classrooms. Various parameters were measured over one school …

Ventilation rates in naturally ventilated primary schools in the UK; Contextual, Occupant and Building-related (COB) factors

SS Korsavi, A Montazami, D Mumovic - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in classrooms is assessed by CO 2 levels and Ventilation
Rates (VRs). Factors affecting VRs fall into Contextual, Occupant and Building (COB) related …

Source apportionment of CO2, PM10 and VOCs levels and health risk assessment in naturally ventilated primary schools in Porto, Portugal

J Madureira, I Paciência, J Rufo, M Severo… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Children are by far more susceptible to the negative effects of air pollutants than adults.
Building-level characteristics are structural factors largely beyond the control of those who …

Indoor air quality in naturally ventilated classrooms. Lessons learned from a case study in a COVID-19 scenario

A Meiss, H Jimeno-Merino, I Poza-Casado… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper describes the implementation of a series of ventilation strategies in a nursery and
primary school from September 2020, when the government decided to resume the students' …