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Feeling fatigued and sluggish?

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Feeling fatigued and sluggish?

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Feeling fatigued and sluggish?

Feeling fatigued and sluggish at work? Poor learning performance for kids at schools?

The answer is the same- Poor air quality. The poor air quality doesn’t just affect health and wellbeing but also learning capacity through concentration loss, tiredness and fatigue & low workers productivity.

A team from the UNSW Sydney’s School of Built Environment found concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in classrooms peaked significantly higher than the 850-ppm threshold prescribed by the National Construction Code due to a lack of proper ventilation.

The air quality inside any enclosed space and low ventilation rates can significantly have a negative impact on a persons’ cognitive function, including response times and ability to focus. “Pollutant exposure during developmental stages of children may produce lifelong issues such as respiratory infections and upper and lower airways disorders.” the lead author of the study, Associate Lecturer Dr Shamila Haddad, said. However, without adequate ventilation, high concentrations of pollutants build up inside the school & microbes are likely to circulate the environment.

“Adequate ventilation & indoor air quality in classrooms cannot be achieved by split-type air-conditioners without the supply of fresh air leading to an accumulation of contaminants,”Dr Haddad said. “A good ventilation system inside classrooms, on the other hand, can ensure good air quality & thermal comfort, which can enhance learning capacity & also protect students against the transmission of airborne diseases, like COVID-19.”

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Sources: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/social-affairs/poor-air-quality-classrooms-detrimental-kids-wellbeing-and-learning

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/09/09/office-air-quality-productivity-study/6371631208428/

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-office-air-quality-affects-workers.html