Indoor air quality and health in schools: A critical review for developing the roadmap for the future school environment

S Sadrizadeh, R Yao, F Yuan, H Awbi… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several research studies have ranked indoor pollution among the top environmental risks to
public health in recent years. Good indoor air quality is an essential component of a healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure

L Morawska, GA Ayoko, GN Bae, G Buonanno… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been shown that the exposure to airborne particulate matter is one of the most
significant environmental risks people face. Since indoor environment is where people …

The effect of natural ventilation strategy on indoor air quality in schools

L Stabile, M Dell'Isola, A Russi, A Massimo… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to reduce children's exposure to pollutants in classrooms a proper ventilation
strategy need to be adopted. Such strategy is even more important in naturally ventilated …

Children's well-being at schools: Impact of climatic conditions and air pollution

T Salthammer, E Uhde, T Schripp, A Schieweck… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Human civilization is currently facing two particular challenges: population growth with a
strong trend towards urbanization and climate change. The latter is now no longer seriously …

Indoor air quality in inner-city schools and its associations with building characteristics and environmental factors

E Majd, M McCormack, M Davis, F Curriero… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Indoor concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), and
carbon monoxide (CO) were measured across 16 urban public schools in three different …

Indoor environmental quality of classrooms and occupants' comfort in a special education school in Slovak Republic

S Vilcekova, L Meciarova, EK Burdova… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of five classrooms in a school special for students
diagnosed with learning challenges and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, located in …

Effect of ventilation strategies and air purifiers on the children's exposure to airborne particles and gaseous pollutants in school gyms

A Pacitto, F Amato, T Moreno, M Pandolfi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Indoor school gyms are environments characterized by high concentrations of different
airborne particulate and gaseous pollutants. In particular, like other naturally-ventilated …

Pollution characteristics, mechanism of toxicity and health effects of the ultrafine particles in the indoor environment: Current status and future perspectives

MU Ali, S Lin, B Yousaf, Q Abbas… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) with an aerodynamic diameter of< 0.1 µm are emerging as the
most dominant and abundant particulate matter. Human exposure to these particles has …

Effects of exposure to ambient ultrafine particles on respiratory health and systemic inflammation in children

S Clifford, M Mazaheri, F Salimi, WN Ezz… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is known that ultrafine particles (UFP, particles smaller than 0.1 μm) can penetrate deep
into the lungs and potentially have adverse health effects. However, epidemiological data on …

The effect of the ventilation retrofit in a school on CO2, airborne particles, and energy consumptions

L Stabile, G Buonanno, A Frattolillo… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The energy retrofit of existing buildings is a key strategy to reduce the energy costs of the
building sector. Amongst the retrofit solutions, the adoption of mechanical ventilation …