Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge
Indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has received attention over the past decades but still lacks specific standards and regulations. This study aimed to review the impact of bioaerosol activity in indoor environments on acute respiratory diseases and explore whether carbon dioxide can be used as an...
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| description | Indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has received attention over the past decades but still lacks specific standards and regulations. This study aimed to review the impact of bioaerosol activity in indoor environments on acute respiratory diseases and explore whether carbon dioxide can be used as an indicator of bioaerosol and respiratory diseases in indoor environments in K-12 school systems. Findings suggest a lack of a consensual approach to evaluate bioaerosols impacting IAQ in indoor infrastructures, particularly in school environments; an elevated CO _2 concentration inside the school classrooms was not uncommon, and the evidence of unsatisfactory and degraded IAQ (surpassing ASHRAE standards) at public schools in rural and urban settings in one of the North Central County, Florida. It was found that CO _2 levels can be associated with bioaerosol activity, and sufficient ventilation within the space substantially reduces the airborne time of respiratory droplets and CO _2 levels. CO _2 monitoring can act as an effective, low-cost alternative to surveying or detecting the prevalence of respiratory diseases, which may hold strength through establishing critical CO _2 thresholds and, thereafter associating it with the infectious doses of pathogen activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27016d1d375c4d9abb19bf56b042ca6d2024-01-24T08:47:32ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research: Health2752-53092024-01-012101200110.1088/2752-5309/ad1c41Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledgeMayank Gangwar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-0256Yusuf Jamal1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0540-7892Moiz Usmani2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2718-8387Chang-Yu Wu3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-8816Antarpreet S Jutla4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-2348Geohealth and Hydrology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, United States of AmericaGeohealth and Hydrology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, United States of AmericaGeohealth and Hydrology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, United States of AmericaDepartment of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Miami , Miami, FL, United States of AmericaGeohealth and Hydrology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL, United States of AmericaIndoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has received attention over the past decades but still lacks specific standards and regulations. This study aimed to review the impact of bioaerosol activity in indoor environments on acute respiratory diseases and explore whether carbon dioxide can be used as an indicator of bioaerosol and respiratory diseases in indoor environments in K-12 school systems. Findings suggest a lack of a consensual approach to evaluate bioaerosols impacting IAQ in indoor infrastructures, particularly in school environments; an elevated CO _2 concentration inside the school classrooms was not uncommon, and the evidence of unsatisfactory and degraded IAQ (surpassing ASHRAE standards) at public schools in rural and urban settings in one of the North Central County, Florida. It was found that CO _2 levels can be associated with bioaerosol activity, and sufficient ventilation within the space substantially reduces the airborne time of respiratory droplets and CO _2 levels. CO _2 monitoring can act as an effective, low-cost alternative to surveying or detecting the prevalence of respiratory diseases, which may hold strength through establishing critical CO _2 thresholds and, thereafter associating it with the infectious doses of pathogen activity.https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad1c41carbon dioxide (CO2)schoolsclassroomsindoor air qualitybioaerosolrespiratory infections |
| spellingShingle | Mayank Gangwar Yusuf Jamal Moiz Usmani Chang-Yu Wu Antarpreet S Jutla Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge Environmental Research: Health carbon dioxide (CO2) schools classrooms indoor air quality bioaerosol respiratory infections |
| title | Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge |
| title_full | Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge |
| title_fullStr | Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge |
| title_short | Carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in K-12 school systems: a scoping review of current knowledge |
| title_sort | carbon dioxide as an indicator of bioaerosol activity and human health in k 12 school systems a scoping review of current knowledge |
| topic | carbon dioxide (CO2) schools classrooms indoor air quality bioaerosol respiratory infections |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ad1c41 |
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