# Commission Decision of 7 August 2009 concerning the financial contribution by the Community, for the year 2009, towards a two-year long pilot project in the field of air quality in schools (2009/604/EC), Division 1.3: General objectives of the pilot project

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The budget authority has provided the Commission with an appropriation to fund a pilot project which aims to expand our knowledge on the indoor air quality of schools and childcare settings.
Indoor air quality has been in the past given less attention in terms of research than outdoor air quality, even if research in the latter area is applicable to indoor air in some cases. Also, there is already a comprehensive framework of legislation concerning outdoor air, whereas indoor air regulation is made up of scattered initiatives and pieces of legislation. Indoor air quality in schools has furthermore been much less studied than indoor air quality in other indoor environments. As about 20 % of the population of the EU spends a long period of time each day in schools and incidences of asthma and other respiratory diseases are growing rapidly in Europe, especially for children, the project is intended to:
identify and analyse indoor air problems in schools, focusing on ventilation, building construction, maintenance and cleaning,
evaluate the effectiveness of appropriate ventilation to reduce ambient air pollution in schools settings,
assess the impact of the changing climate (increased frequency of heat waves, cold waves and ambient air pollutants) in schools on children’s health,
assess the impacts of outdoor air pollution abatement measures, including measures taken in the short term, on indoor air quality in schools and on the children’s exposure in school environments,
provide appropriate recommendations to tackle indoor air quality problems within school environments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/604/annex/division/1/division/1.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-604/annex/division-1/division-1.3
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