Mickael Derbez

Children's Indoor Leisure Activities in France: Time Budget Data for Indoor Air Risk Assessment

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the time spent by children (0– 18 years old) in indoor places of leisure and also day-care centers. The sampling scheme was stratified by geographic region and size of town. This study was performed from September 2005 to March 2006. Families were asked to complete a diary by phone on their childrens activities during the last week of school and the last week of a vacation period. The time spent in each place was then extrapolated for the winter period. We then evaluated the overall attendance and time (means and quartiles) spent by all of the children, and by those of children attending places. Information was collected on 2780 children. Gymnasiums were frequented the most (52.3% during the winter period) and were the places in which children spend the greatest amount of time (average: 19 min/day). Other places frequented the most included bars/restaurants (46.5%; average: 9 min/day), cinemas/theaters (42.2%; average: 10 min/day), and indoor pools (25.4%; average: 12 min/day). Our results should help in the prioritization of specific projects investigating exposure in children during indoor leisure activities and the evaluation of the risks associated with air pollutants in these places.

Compte rendu de congrès

13e Conference Indoor Air, Hong Kong 7-12 juillet 2014La 13e edition de la conference Indoor Air s’est tenue a l’universite de Hong Kong du 7 au 12 juillet 2014. Elle a reuni 1 065 participants de 45 pays et 550 organismes. Les trois pays les plus representes etaient la Chine (251 participants), le Japon (113) et les Etats-Unis (105). La France comptait une trentaine de representants. Un total de 980 papiers ont ete presentes en communication orale ou affichee. Huit sessions, [...]