Ventilación de espacios educativos en el contexto de COVID-19 en Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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aerosoles, CO2, enfermedades respiratorias, espacios educativosResumen
La buena calidad del aire interior y el confort térmico en las aulas educativas, especialmente en lo que respecta a las infancias, no sólo es relevante para disminuir el contagio de numerosas enfermedades respiratorias entre ellas la causada por el SARS-CoV-2, sino que también favorece la concentración, mejora los niveles de satisfacción con el entorno y disminuye las tasas de ausentismo escolar.
En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de las mediciones de concentración de CO2 que se realizaron en el interior de aulas de jardines y escuelas de nivel inicial de la ciudad de Puerto Madryn, Argentina, en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19. Esto permitió evaluar los niveles de CO2 en las aulas y colaborar con las instituciones educativas en verificar si la ventilación que estaban realizando era la adecuada con el fin de disminuir el riesgo de contagio de COVID-19.
Los resultados evidenciaron que una ventilación natural continua disminuye la concentración de CO2 de las aulas, lo que indica un menor riesgo de contagio de COVID-19, pero que bajo condiciones ambientales no favorables es complejo de implementar por lo que es necesario innovar con nuevas soluciones simples a las deficiencias de los sistemas actuales de ventilación en las instituciones educativas de nuestro país.
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