Children are extra sensitive to negative health effects due to development of their immune system and internal organs. Nowadays asthma is the most common chronical disease and affects more than 150 000 children and young adults in Sweden. Inadequate cleaning cause dust which can contain mould, pollen, bacteria and virus. The aim of this study was to investigate if cleaning is sufficient in schools, even if it doesn´t follow general advice from The Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten). Contact was taken with two different municipalities in Sweden and inspection reports was reviewed. Thirteen cleaning workers answered a digital survey about cleanability at their workplace. Results shows that cleaning was inadequate in both schools and cleaning frequency is equally important as cleanability to fulfil legal requirements according to the Environmental Code. If cleaning workers aren´t able to do their jobs properly, due to bad interior, dust will settle on surfaces which leads to poor indoor environment for pupils and teachers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-197118 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Lundman, Elin |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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