School Indoor Environmental Quality Assessments and Interventions: Benefits of Effective Partnerships in California

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/836792· OSTI ID:836792

Shendell, Derek G ^[1]; Apte, Michael G; Kim, Janice; Smorodinsky, Svetlana

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Public, private, government, and university stakeholders have focused increasing attention on children's environmental health. Priority areas have been healthy school environments including indoor air and environmental quality (IEQ); susceptibilities of children to environmental factors and associated illness; and, understanding exposure to biological, chemical, and physical agents. As multidisciplinary teams, studies and intervention demonstrations in California public schools were conducted. A common theme among them was a ''partnership,'' the collaboration between stakeholders from the aforementioned sectors. Federal funding and local bond measures for planning, maintenance, and modernization of school facilities have recently been authorized. Therefore, beneficial ''partnerships'' should be established to conduct needed IEQ, environmental health, and productivity research, development and demonstration. This commentary describes benefits for stakeholders and five strategies for future effective collaborations.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR Graduate Fellowship U91-5394, CalEPA/OEHHA program projects; California Energy Commission. Public Interest Energy Research program Element 6.2.2, California Energy Commission Contract 400-99-012 (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 836792
• Report Number(s): LBNL--50377
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR
CHILDREN
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MAINTENANCE
PLANNING
PRODUCTIVITY