Air Quality Considerations in Schools for the 2023-2024 School Year

17–20 minutes to read

With the start of the 2023-2024 school year quickly approaching, it is important for schools to consider their air quality. The indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has impact on student and staff health, academic performance, and more.

In this article, air quality experts from Camfil explain the importance of clean air in schools and how school districts across the country can achieve better air quality.

What Are the Main Sources of Air Pollution in Schools?

There are two main categories of air pollution sources that affect air quality in schools: ambient (or outdoor) pollution that has made its way inside the building, and indoor pollution emitted from activities and materials that occur inside.

Sources of outdoor air pollution in schools depend on local geographical factors, such as population density, proximity to industrial buildings and farms, vehicle traffic volume, climate and weather patterns, soil composition, and trees and other flora.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists a number of potential indoor sources of air pollution in schools. Sources of particulate matter can include chalk dust, sawdust, debris from food preparation, by-products of combustion, excessive humidity, and occupants with communicable illnesses.

Many everyday materials and pieces of equipment produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which have harmful short- and long-term effects on their own, while others react with other chemicals in the air to...

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