2024
Yes
Exposure to indoor air contaminants in school buildings with and without reported indoor air quality problems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019338838
Vornanen-Winquist, Camilla
Europe
Experimental
Exposure
Teachers
Students
Ventilation rates
Temperature
Humidity
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Bacteria
Fungi
Respiratory symptoms
Vision
Headaches
Indoor air quality
School
Trichoderma
Microbes
Online questionnaire
In six Finnish schools, perceived IAQ complaints correlated with elevated airborne microbes and Trichoderma fungi detected via air and dust sampling. Other IAQ measures showed low levels, suggesting hidden moisture or mold issues in problematic schools.
2020