To assess whether school environments can adversely affect academic performance, we
review scientific evidence relating indoor pollutants and thermal conditions, in schools or …

Most research into effects of residential exposures on respiratory health has focused on
allergens, moisture/mold, endotoxin, or combustion products. A growing body of research …

Building occupants, including cleaning personnel, are exposed to a wide variety of airborne
chemicals when cleaning agents and air fresheners are used in buildings. Certain of these …

Background The Cleaning and Disinfecting in Healthcare Working Group of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Occupational Research Agenda, is a …

Rationale: Cleaning work and professional use of certain cleaning products have been
associated with asthma, but respiratory effects of nonprofessional home cleaning have …

Background Defects in the epithelial barrier have recently been associated with asthma and
other allergies. The influence of laundry detergents on human bronchial epithelial cells …

Professional and domestic cleaning is associated with work‐related asthma (WRA). This
position paper reviews the literature linking exposure to cleaning products and the risk of …

Background: Women employed in domestic cleaning are at increased risk for symptoms of
obstructive lung disease, but the agents responsible are unknown. Aims: To investigate …

Scientific interest in indoor pollution has been increasing since the second half of the 1980s.
Growing scientific evidence has shown that because people generally spend the majority of …

It has been suggested that one possible contributor to the increasing prevalence of atopic
(IgE-mediated) allergic diseases and asthma in Europe and the US is exposure to chemicals …