ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
How teacher behaviors and perceptions, air change rates, and portable air purifiers affect indoor air quality in naturally ventilated schools.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Indoor air quality in day-care centers, kindergartens, and primary schools: a pediatric health-oriented operational framework aligned with European and U.S. IAQ standards.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- School Indoor Air Quality's Impact on Student Achievement and Educator Experience: A Review of Current Evidence.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of enhanced filtration interventions for improving indoor air quality in child-serving facilities.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluating air cleaner effectiveness in schools: a comprehensive review and protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of physicochemical and microbial markers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Modeling voice production and self-perception in noise: Understanding the Lombard effect in non-phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunctiona).The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Many school buildings have inadequate ventilation, rudimentary if any air filtration, and aging and poorly maintained mechanical systems, all of which can lead to poor indoor air quality (IAQ). These issues are especially acute in environmental justice (EJ) communities where schools are located in polluted areas. This community-based participatory research examines how IAQ in naturally ventilated school buildings is affected by the use of air purifiers, air change rates, outdoor pollution levels, and teacher and staff behavior. Methods: IAQ assessments were performed at two schools in Detroit, Michigan, which included building walk-through inspections and continuous indoor and outdoor measurements of black carbon (BC), particulate matter (PM Results: At baseline, classrooms had low ACRs (0.58-1.38 h Discussion: The study helps explain the variation reported in prior studies using purifiers, and it reinforces the need to monitor IAQ and purifier use, use enhanced filtration and increase ventilation, and engage with teachers and school staff to support and maintain IAQ programs in schools.
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