2024
Yes
School Environmental Intervention to Reduce Particulate Pollutant Exposures for Children with Asthma
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5222771/
Jhun, Iny
North America
Experimental
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Particulate Matter (PM)
Black carbon
Filtration
Respiratory symptoms
Asthma
Indoor air quality
Environmental intervention
A pilot RCT in 18 classrooms tested air cleaners for children with asthma. PM2.5 and black carbon were reduced by over 40% in intervention rooms. Modest improvements in peak flow suggest school-based filtration may reduce pollutant exposure risk.
2017