Air Quality and Impact on the Health of Children

According to statistical data, both, preschool children and staff spend more than 90% of their time inside school buildings. The quality of physical and chemical parameters of indoor air in preschool buildings can have either a beneficial or adverse effect on children’s health and may facilitate or impede effective teaching, thus contributing to or limiting the potential of young people. The aim of the present study was to analyse carbon dioxide, the primary indoor air pollutant, and assess its impact on the health and well-being of individuals occupying kindergarten classrooms. The investigated kindergarten is located in the eastern part of Lodz. Furthermore, to examine the relationship between classroom air quality and children’s health and cognitive performance, a questionnaire concerning a subjective assessment of air indoor quality in the kindergarten was conducted.