2024
Yes
Short-term effect of air pollution on attention function in adolescents (ATENC!Ó): A randomized controlled trial in high schools in Barcelona, Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021002397
Gignac, Florence
Europe
Exposure
Students
High School (9-12)
Filtration
Test performance
Air pollution
Adolescents
Attention
Randomised control trial
High school
A randomized trial with 2,123 Spanish adolescents tested air cleaners in classrooms. Despite 87-89% pollutant reduction, no short-term improvement in attention was found, indicating further research on exposure duration and age is needed.
2021