"More than 53 million children and about 6 million adults spend a significant portion of their days in more than 120,000 public and private school buildings. Many of these buildings are old and in poor condition, and may contain environmental conditions that inhibit learning and pose increased risks to the health of children and staff. "
Most people are not familiar with Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Building Related Illnesses (BRI), or Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). These are very real concerns to those in the Educating community. According to the EPA:
Integrated Environmental Technologies can assist and correct the subtleties of the multifaceted, complex, and specialized issues involved in the environmental remediation issues that include: mold, air quality, water quality, industrial toxic waste disposal with ground and water pollution, and reduce structure related diseases.
