Surveillance in schools and day-care facilities following health complaints in Luxembourg

Gladys Langue; Laura Fery; Jean Raymond Guillard; Alicia Borras-Santos; Daniel Alvarez-Vaca; Matteo Creta; Carole Eicher; Laurence Wurth; Anne Vergison; Radu Duca; An Van Nieuwenhuyse

Surveillance in schools and day-care facilities following health complaints in Luxembourg

Gladys Langue^*, Laura Fery, Jean Raymond Guillard, Alicia Borras-Santos, Daniel Alvarez-Vaca, Matteo Creta, Carole Eicher, Laurence Wurth, Anne Vergison, Radu Duca, An Van Nieuwenhuyse

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Abstract

Respiratory, neurological and carcinogenic effects have been associated with indoor exposure to volatile organic compounds. Reduction of indoor pollution, especially in children, has been identified as a priority in the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health. In Luxembourg, ad hoc investigations in schools and day-care facilities are carried out following health complaints. The aim of this study is to describe the distributions of benzene, toluene and formaldehyde in 18 school facilities during the period 2014 and 2019. The P75 for formaldehyde was exceeding the AGÖF guidance values. According to the literature, this could represent a risk for children's health.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022 - Kuopio, Finland Duration: 12 Jun 2022 → 16 Jun 2022

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Kuopio
Period	12/06/22 → 16/06/22

Keywords

Surveillance
day-care
formaldehyde
school
volatile organic compounds

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Langue, G., Fery, L., Guillard, J. R., Borras-Santos, A., Alvarez-Vaca, D., Creta, M., Eicher, C., Wurth, L., Vergison, A., Duca, R., & Van Nieuwenhuyse, A. (2022). Surveillance in schools and day-care facilities following health complaints in Luxembourg. Paper presented at 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022, Kuopio, Finland.

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Surveillance in schools and day-care facilities following health complaints in Luxembourg

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