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Education Providers
The
Learning Environment
- Schools
have four times the number of occupants
per square foot than most office
buildings.
- The EPA
estimates that 40 percent of our
nation’s 115,000 schools suffer from
poor environmental conditions that may
compromise health, safety, and learning
of our students.
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- Asthma
is the leading cause of absenteeism in
schools,
effecting 1 in 13 children, resulting in
over 14 million
missed schools days each year.1
- Major
indoor triggers of asthma attacks
include irritants such as commercial
products – including cleaning chemicals.
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