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<p>The relevance of indoor air quality has increased during the last decade, mainly as a consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The academic community has shown growing interest regarding the effects of indoor air quality on health, and this became a global concern in educational buildings as children spent long periods of time indoors. Also, they could be exposed to different agents and could decrease cognitive performance and reduced productivity caused by poor indoor air quality. This initiative aims to evaluate air quality, ventilation, thermal comfort, and microbial loads in elementary schools in Uruguay in a transdisciplinary manner under local winter and spring climate conditions. To achieve this goal, different types of data were collected during 2023 and 2024, including measurements of bacteria and fungi concentrations, air temperature, relative humidity, criteria pollutants, carbon dioxide, as well as surveys on comfort conditions. Results revealed a strong correlation between carbon dioxide, bacterial counts and particulate matter. Interestingly, a discrepancy was found between predicted thermal comfort and actual user-reported comfort. This report represents the first assessment of indoor air quality in Uruguayan schools</p>

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Assessment of indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and airborne microbiology in school buildings in Uruguay: a transdisciplinary approach

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年4月13日

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  • Martín Draper,
  • Paola Scavone,
  • Mariana Mendina,
  • Juan Pablo Oliver,
  • Mauro D’Angelo,
  • María Noel López,
  • Daniela Arredondo,
  • María José González,
  • Jonathan Florez,
  • Magdalena Camacho,
  • Lucía Pereira,
  • Germán Pérez,
  • Luciana Robino,
  • Ana Paula Gómez,
  • Leandro Díaz,
  • Julia Azziz,
  • Germán Capdehourat,
  • Lorena Pardo Casaretto

摘要

The relevance of indoor air quality has increased during the last decade, mainly as a consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The academic community has shown growing interest regarding the effects of indoor air quality on health, and this became a global concern in educational buildings as children spent long periods of time indoors. Also, they could be exposed to different agents and could decrease cognitive performance and reduced productivity caused by poor indoor air quality. This initiative aims to evaluate air quality, ventilation, thermal comfort, and microbial loads in elementary schools in Uruguay in a transdisciplinary manner under local winter and spring climate conditions. To achieve this goal, different types of data were collected during 2023 and 2024, including measurements of bacteria and fungi concentrations, air temperature, relative humidity, criteria pollutants, carbon dioxide, as well as surveys on comfort conditions. Results revealed a strong correlation between carbon dioxide, bacterial counts and particulate matter. Interestingly, a discrepancy was found between predicted thermal comfort and actual user-reported comfort. This report represents the first assessment of indoor air quality in Uruguayan schools