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Tel:518-462-0632 Fax:518-462-0433 [www.healthyschools.org](www.healthyschools.org) © 2003  \n© 2012  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃 􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉􀀇􀀊 􀀈􀀑􀀎􀀕􀀕􀀏  \n􀀆􀀌􀀏 􀀙􀀕􀀍􀀍􀀚􀀗􀀌􀀕􀀑  \nAir pollution is air pollution, indoors or out. Good indoor air quality (IAQ) contributes to a favorable learning environment for students, protects health, and supports the productivity of school personnel.  \nOver the past 40-50 years, indoor air pollution has increased due to a variety of factors, including the construction of tightly sealed buildings, the reduction of ventilation rates to save energy, the use of synthetic building materials and furnishings, and furnishings, and the use of chemically formulated personal products, pesticides, and cleaning supplies.  \nIn schools in poor repair, leaky roofs and crumbling walls have caused additional indoor air quality problems, including contamination with lead and asbestos, dust, or radon. United States Environmental Protection Agency studies of human exposure to air pollutants indicate that indoor pollution levels may be 2-5 times, and sometimes 100 times, higher than outdoor levels. Most people spend 90% of their time indoors.  \nIt is easy to understand why school decisions to cut spending on cleaning and repair (“deferred maintenance”) are penny-wise and pound-foolish: resulting air pollution will harm occupants and multiply the cost to repair buildings later.  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃 􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉􀀇􀀊 􀀉􀀋􀀌􀀍􀀎􀀏􀀐􀀑􀀒􀀓􀀃􀀑􀀔􀀌􀀏􀀕􀀑􀀖􀀐􀀑􀀗􀀘􀀍 􀀂􀀐􀀘􀀍􀀗􀀋  \nChildren’s health is uniquely affected by our environment. Today, children are growing up with complex environmental threats to health-from asthma-inducing air pollution to toxic chemicals.  \nChildren are particularly vulnerable to environmental health risks because: 1) their bodies are still developing, 2) they proportionally eat, drink, and breathe more per pound of body weight than adults, 3) they are exposed to more environmental threats, and 4) they are least able to identify or to protect themselves from exposures to different environmental hazards.  \nAir pollution has long been implicated in childhood deaths, hospitalization, school absenteeism, and reduced quality of life resulting from respiratory problems. Healthimpaired children may need special protections in order to promote optimal health and learning.  \nAsthma is the most common chronic childhood illness in the United States, affecting some 4.8 million children under  \nage 18. In New York State alone, there are more than 320,000  \ncases of pediatric asthma, based on federal estimates. Schools are not required to report student accident, illness, injury, chronic health impairments, or absentee rates to the State Education Department (SED) .  \nUS EPA’S “TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS”  \nThe United States Environmental Protection Agency created this self-help kit since so many schools have IAQ problems which can be resolved easily and at low cost with the assistance of school personnel. It has been sponsored at the national level by: the EPA, the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, National PTA, the American Lung Association, and others. In New York, the members of the Healthy Schools Network have endorsed “Tools for Schools,” as has the State Education Department. Free copies are available through your local BOCES or from the EPA by calling (800)438-4318 or faxing (703)356-5386. Ask for EPA document number 402-K-95-001. For the Second Edition with CD Rom ask for document number 402-C-00-002.  \n􀀇􀀛􀀖􀀜􀀗􀀕􀀖􀀓 􀀕􀀝 􀀈􀀑􀀎􀀕􀀕􀀏 􀀆􀀌􀀏 􀀙􀀕􀀍􀀍􀀚􀀗􀀌􀀕􀀑  \nThe chart below shows some typical signs/ symptoms ofIAQ problems. Not every individual reacts the same way to air pollutants. Children may react differently than adults. Since poorly maintained buildings are likely to have many pollutants, it is also likely that individuals could have reactions to several pollutants at the same time. 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