First day discussions focused on sharing experiences and lessons learned from our citizen science initiatives in Vienna, Lisbon, and Essex, our project communication plan and the start of our epidemiology studies in Helsinki, Barcelona, and Copenhagen. We reviewed the data we add collected during our sampling campaigns since during the last year and held one internal project workshop to plan …
In English (suomeksi Klikkaa tästä) The class visits of the study’s recruitment phase have been completed! Iisa and Aino visited all the classrooms taking part in the study during the period of 13.8.-3.9. The children were excited to take part in the study, and the invitation for parents to join the study is still open. We understand that parents and …
Comprehensive methodology for semi-volatile organic compound determination in ambient air with emphasis on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis by GC–MS/MS Click here to access the full list of InChildHealth publication
The InChildHealth project conducts an epidemiological study to investigate the health effects of school indoor air quality focusing on respiratory infections, symptoms, asthma, allergies, and neurological and cognitive outcomes in school children in three European cities, Helsinki, Barcelona and Copenhagen. Check out our new epidemiological study page to learn more about the epidemiological studies carried out in Denmark, Finland and …
Heidi Salonen (Aalto University, Finland) co-hosted one symposium on Exposure and adverse health effects of children in day-care centers, schools and other public indoor environments. This session focused on children’s exposure to microbiological, particulate and gaseous pollutants of indoor air in day-care centers, schools and other public indoor environments, as well as adverse health effects caused by those pollutants among …
Cleaning products: Their chemistry, effects on indoor air quality, and implications for human health Click here to access the full list of InChildHealth Publications
Filling the knowledge gap: Scoping review regarding sampling methods, assays, and further requirements to assess airborne viruses Click here to access the full list of InChildHealth publications
Carla Viegas from IPL attended the 14th international conference “Mycotoxins and moulds” held in Bydgoszcz, Poland in June 19-20, 2024. Professor Carla Viegas was able to share results obtained about microbiological contamination assessment performed in Portuguese schools obtained within the scope of the InChildHealth project and discuss about the adequacy of the legal framework in place in Portugal.
Congratulation to Pedro Pena from the InChildHealth project who received the Workplace Wonder Winner Poster Award for his work on Insights of Portugal’s Teaching Staff Microbial Occupational Exposure at the International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) 2024 conference.
The impact of cleaning on the microbiomes of indoor surfaces Click here to access the full list of InChildHealth publications
