At a symposium in Paris organized by the Indoor Environmental Health Research, several European studies in the field were presented. The conclusions are clear: schools are poorly ventilated and confinement favors the concentrations of pollutants. In the end, our children breathe in their classrooms air more polluted than outdoors.
This observation leads to important consequences.
Danish According to a survey conducted between 2003 and 2005, student performance differ depending on drivingbreakdown of school premises. The results of tests of reading and understanding are two times better when the air is renewed doubled from 4.2 to 8.4 liters.
This variation of theschool performancechildren is certainly applicable to small French, as none of the eleven schools visited France in 2001 by the Observatory of the indoor air quality did renewals air regulations of 15 m3 per hour per person for the dispersion of pollutants. The maximum found was 10 m3. The vast majority of schools do not have mechanical ventilation, and if so, it is usually not maintained.
Sick building syndrome '
The victims of this pollution affected the latentsick building syndromeHeadache, dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, Statements, loss of attention, etc.. But this poor indoor air quality can also promote events and allergic asthma. When we realize that students spend 6 to 8 hours a day ... it is rather worrying!
Where does the pollution?
As in all enclosed places, much of the pollutants is represented byformaldehyde, A conservative in a lot of products: furniture, wooden pellets, vitrification parquet, cleaning products, coatings, laminates, glues, markers, effaceurs, etc.. And it may be issued by the furniture for several years ...
In the end, we understand that it is difficult to maintain completely. And yet, formaldehyde gas is particularly toxic, irritant and the allergic. It was classifiedLevel 1 carcinogenby the International Agency for Research on Cancer. It causes cancers of the rhino-pharynx, nasal cavity and sinuses, with strong suspicions about his involvement in leukemia.


