According to what emerges from a research conducted by the team of Marzia Simoni of the National Research Council of Pisa and presented on the occasion of the European Respiratory Health Congress (ERS Congress) held in Milan from 9 to 13 September, passive smoke breathed in the home It is strongly correlated with the prevalence of asthma in children. It is closed places where smog develops and creates increasingly significant health problems. Especially for children. This is the so-called indoor pollution.
The study examined 2.370 children living in 8 Italian cities in Northern and Southern Italy. Children were exposed to mold in the home environment in 19 percent of cases and at school in 17 percent. The presence of condensation on window panes affected 24 percent of subjects at home and 18 percent at school. Symptoms reported by parents were dry nocturnal cough for 23 percent of the children, difficulty breathing for 11 percent of the children, and nasal problems (stuffy nose / frequent sneezing / runny nose) for 21 percent of them. Poor quality indoor air can also be associated with lung diseases such as asthma and allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.
There are many sources of indoor pollution, each of which has consequences for health. among the best known: wood fires and stoves, passive smoke, building materials and furniture items, cleaning products and cooling systems, as well as harmful substances from outside. Even living in too humid environments, where mold is present, can predispose to childhood diseases that we could easily prevent. Even condensation on the walls or window panes alone is an alarm bell in an unhealthy family or school context.