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The Adverse Associations of Classrooms’ Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Conditions on Students’ Illness Related Absenteeism between Heating and Non-Heating Seasons—A Pilot Study

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  • Shihan Deng

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650050, China
    Scott-Campus/Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction/College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68128, USA)

  • Bin Zou

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650050, China)

  • Josephine Lau

    (Scott-Campus/Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction/College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68128, USA)

Abstract

(1) The association of the indoor environmental conditions in classrooms with illness-related absenteeism (IRA) was not well investigated. In addition, studying the association between heating and non-heating seasons were very limited; (2) To fill this knowledge gap, a research team collected various indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal comfort conditions (TC) of 85 elementary classrooms in two school districts from the Midwestern United States throughout an academic year; in total, 255 classroom visits were performed. A negative binomial regression model was implied to associate the classroom’s IAQ and TC with IRA, separating for heating and non-heating seasons; (3) During non-heating season, a 3% increase of IRA was estimated with 1,000,000-counts/L increase of particles that had a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PN2.5); during the heating season, a 3% increase of IRA were expected with 100 ppm increase of room averaged CO 2 concentration; and (4) These results suggested that the IAQ and TC factors could associated with IRA differently between heating and non-heating seasons.

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  • Shihan Deng & Bin Zou & Josephine Lau, 2021. "The Adverse Associations of Classrooms’ Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Conditions on Students’ Illness Related Absenteeism between Heating and Non-Heating Seasons—A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1500-:d:493784
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    1. Guillermo Efren Ovando-Chacon & Abelardo Rodríguez-León & Sandy Luz Ovando-Chacon & Martín Hernández-Ordoñez & Mario Díaz-González & Felipe de Jesús Pozos-Texon, 2022. "Computational Study of Thermal Comfort and Reduction of CO 2 Levels inside a Classroom," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-22, March.
    2. Florentina Villanueva & Fátima Felgueiras & Alberto Notario & Beatriz Cabañas & Marta Fonseca Gabriel, 2024. "Indoor Environmental Quality and Effectiveness of Portable Air Cleaners in Reducing Levels of Airborne Particles during Schools’ Reopening in the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-19, July.

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