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Air quality: Public spaces
Healthy air in public spaces
As the operator of a catering establishment, cultural venue, sports hall, swimming pool, school, or hospital, you benefit from healthy air quality for everyone inside. You can create a more pleasant environment that people will want to return to by investing in better ventilation, regular air quality measurements, and addressing pollution sources.
Why is air quality in public spaces important?
Poor air quality can affect the health of your visitors and employees but also has economic consequences. In Belgium, 12,000 years of life are lost annually due to poor indoor air quality. This underscores the importance of taking measures to improve air quality in public spaces for people’s well-being but also for organisation’s image.
The improvement of air quality in enclosed public spaces is receiving increasing attention in legislation, which is becoming stricter. An air quality meter is mandatory, an a is recommended. The Flemish Indoor Environment Decree provides guideline and intervention values for several air quality parameters.
Sources of pollution
- Limited ventilation – CO2 (exhalation by people)
- Products present – e.g. shoe shops, furniture shop, perfume shop, etc.
- Kitchens – catering establishments
- Maintenance products – e.g. chlorine in swimming pools, wellness
- Infiltration of polluted outside air
- Excessively dry air – ozone
- …
Consequences
- Reduced immunity, increased risk of disease
- Health risks: hedaches, fatigue, developing allergies, increased risk of cancer and dementia, disruption of child and adolescent development (endocrine disruptors)
Measuring air quality
The right small efforts are often enough to improve air quality significantly. And everything starts with measuring.
- ‘Smart Life CO2+’ meter:
Buy your ‘Smart Life CO2+’ meter here
- AQM-programme: Detailed analysis of indoor air quality.
Learn more about our AQM-programme
- DIY VOC measurement: If elevated VOC levels are detected through the above measurements, further analysis might prove useful to determine the sources and risks.
Breathtaking air quality in public spaces
Don’t take any chances and start investigating the air quality in your public spaces. You can detect pollution quickly and take targeted action with measuring instruments and analyses. Breathtaking air quality for everyone!
Want to investigate the air quality in your public spaces? Make an appointment with the specialists from Arizo without any obligation here.
