Nasal patency and biomarkers in nasal lavage - the significance of air exchange rate and type of ventilation in schools
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental HealthPublished 8 October 1998
Robert Wålinder, Dan Norbäck, Gunilla Wieslander, Greta Smedje, Claes Erwall, Per Venge
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It is indicated that both a low air exchange rate and mechanical ventilation systems based on dilution can be associated with reduced nasal patency and an inflammatory biomarker response of the nasal mucosa among school personnel.
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Our results indicate that both a low air exchange rate and mechanical ventilation systems based on dilution can be associated with reduced nasal patency and an inflammatory biomarker response of the nasal mucosa among school personnel. The only school with sufficient ventilation according to the current Swedish recommendations had a displacement system and the fewest signs of nasal reactions among the personnel.
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