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Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study

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Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor pollution and health: Observatory network in Europe) conducted a study to collect data and determine the distribution of several indoor air pollutants (IAPs), physical and thermal parameters and their association with eye, skin, upper-, lower respiratory and systemic disorder symptoms during the previous three months. Finally, data from 115 schools in 54 European cities from 23 countries was collected and included 5175 schoolchildren using a harmonized and standardized protocol. The association between exposures and the health outcomes were examined using logistic regression models on individual indoor air pollutants (IAPs); a VOC (volatile organic compound) score defined as the sum of the number of pollutants to which the children were highly exposed (concentration > median of the distribution) in classroom was also introduced to evaluate the multiexposure – outcome association, while adjusting for several confounding factors. Schoolchildren exposed to above or equal median concentration of PM2.5, benzene, limonene, ozone and radon were at significantly higher odds of suffering from upper, lower airways, eye and systemic disorders. Increased odds were also observed for any symptom (sick school syndrome) among schoolchildren exposed to concentrations of limonene and ozone above median values. Furthermore, the risks for upper and lower airways and systemic disorders significantly increased with the VOCs score. Results also showed that increased ventilation rate was significantly associated with decreased odds of suffering from eye, skin disorders whereas similar association was observed between temperature and upper airways symptoms. The present study provides evidence that exposure to IAPs in schools is associated with allergic and respiratory symptoms in children. Further investigations are needed to confirm our findings. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.

2020

Baloch, R.M.
Maesano, C.N.
Christoffersen, J.
Banerjee, S.
Gabriel, M.
Csobod, É.
de Oliveira Fernandes, E.
Annesi-Maesano, I.
Szuppinger, P.
Prokai, R.
Farkas, P.
Fuzi, C.
Cani, E.
Draganic, J.
Mogyorosy, E.R.
Korac, Z.
Ventura, G.
Madureira, J.
Paciência, I.
Martins, A.
Pereira, R.
Ramos, E.
Rudnai, P.
Páldy, A.
Dura, G.
Beregszászi, T.
Vaskövi, É.
Magyar, D.
Pándics, T.
Remény-Nagy, Z.
Szentmihályi, R.
Udvardy, O.
Varró, M.J.
Kephalopoulos, S.
Kotzias, D.
Barrero-Moreno, J.
Mehmeti, R.
Vilic, A.
Maestro, D.
Moshammer, H.
Strasser, G.
Brigitte, P.
Hohenblum, P.
Goelen, E.
Stranger, M.
Spruy, M.
Sidjimov, M.
Hadjipanayis, A.
Katsonouri-Sazeides, A.
Demetriou, E.
Kubinova, R.
Kazmarová, H.
Dlouha, B.
Kotlík, B.
Vabar, H.
Ruut, J.
Metus, M.
Rand, K.
Järviste, A.
Nevalainen, A.
Hyvarinen, A.
Täubel, M.
Järvi, K.
Mandin, C.
Berthineau, B.
Moriske, H.-J.
Giacomini, M.
Neumann, A.
Bartzis, J.
Kalimeri, K.
Saraga, D.
Santamouris, M.
Assimakopoulos, M.N.
Asimakopoulos, V.
Carrer, P.
Cattaneo, A.
Pulvirenti, S.
Vercelli, F.
Strangi, F.
Omeri, E.
Piazza, S.
D'Alcamo, A.
Fanetti, A.C.
Sestini, P.
Kouri, M.
Viegi, G.
Baldacci, S.
Maio, S.
Franzitta, V.
Bucchieri, S.
Cibella, F.
Neri, M.
Martuzevičius, D.
Krugly, E.
Montefort, S.
Fsadni, P.
Brewczyński, P.Z.
Krakowiak, E.
Kurek, J.
Kubarek, E.
Wlazło, A.
Borrego, C.
Alves, C.
Valente, J.
Gurzau, E.
Rosu, C.
Popita, G.
Neamtiu, I.
Neagu, C.
Norback, D.
Bluyssen, P.
Bohms, M.
Van Den Hazel, P.
Cassee, F.
de Bruin, Y.B.
Bartonova, A.
Yang, A.
Halzlová, K.
Jajcaj, M.
Kániková, M.
Miklankova, O.
Vítkivá, M.
Jovsevic-Stojanovic, M.
Zivkovic, M.
Stevanovic, Z.
Lazovic, I.
Stevanovic, Z.
Zivkovic, Z.
Cerovic, S.
Jocic-Stojanovic, J.
Mumovic, D.
Tarttelin, P.
Chatzidiakou, L.
Chatzidiakou, E.
Dewolf, M.-C.
SINPHONIE Study group

Science of the Total Environment, The

Elsevier B.V.

739

Health; Logistic regression; Monoterpenes; Ozone; Thermal pollution; Volatile organic compounds, Comfort parameter; Indoor air pollutants; Indoor pollution; Logistic regression models; Median concentration; Respiratory symptoms; Thermal parameters; Ventilation rate, Indoor air pollution, benzene; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; limonene; ozone; radon; volatile organic compound, air quality; atmospheric pollution; child health; environmental risk; health impact; health risk; indoor air; respiratory disease; student; ventilation; volatile organic compound, adolescent; air pollutant; air quality; allergy; Article; child; child health; clinical outcome; clinical protocol; clinical study; comfort; concentration (parameter); controlled study; cross-sectional study; data analysis; environmental exposure; environmental parameters; environmental temperature; Europe; eye disease; female; health status; human; humidity; indoor air pollution; information processing; logistic regression analysis; lower respiratory tract; lung ventilation; major clinical study; male; particulate matter; physical parameters; priority journal; respiratory tract disease; school; school child; skin disease; upper respiratory tract; air pollution; indoor air pollution; temperature, Europe, Intracisternal A-particles, Air Pollutants; Air Pollution; Air Pollution, Indoor; Child; Europe; Humans; Schools; Temperature

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139870

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139870

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