My student has significant allergies that seem to be exacerbated at her school. Can her classroom be checked?
The Office of Safety and Security (OSS) staff members are capable of performing a thorough, state-of-the-art investigation of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) complaints. The OSS Environmental Health Specialist can contact you to get more specifics about your student’s allergy triggers to narrow any investigation in your student’s classroom.IAQ may be better judged by the presence of potential sources of allergy triggers (art media, cleaning agents, pets, and even people) and the provision of mechanisms for source removal. Whether or not a room has an IAQ problem will depend on the common activities within, or adjoining, the room and the amount of fresh air that is either naturally or mechanically brought into the room to dilute these pollutants.For example, a typical general education classroom having operable windows is unlikely to have an IAQ problem, but a room that is inadequately ventilated is likely to be stuffy or have an unpleasant odor. In fact, most IAQ problems that are found in Fa
The Office of Safety and Security (OSS) staff members are capable of performing a thorough, state-of-the-art investigation of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) complaints. The OSS Environmental Health Specialist can contact you to get more specifics about your student’s allergy triggers to narrow any investigation in your student’s classroom. IAQ may be better judged by the presence of potential sources of allergy triggers (art media, cleaning agents, pets, and even people) and the provision of mechanisms for source removal. Whether or not a room has an IAQ problem will depend on the common activities within, or adjoining, the room and the amount of fresh air that is either naturally or mechanically brought into the room to dilute these pollutants. For example, a typical general education classroom having operable windows is unlikely to have an IAQ problem, but a room that is inadequately ventilated is likely to be stuffy or have an unpleasant odor. In fact, most IAQ problems that are found in
