In order to contribute to the improvement of air quality, health and well-being of the occupants, and in addition to technical maintenance measures and the promotion of natural ventilation, UMinho advocates the following measures to be taken:
- To promote and ensure that all spaces are efficiently and regularly cleaned and sanitized, including equipment, materials, floors and facilities in order to prevent the growth of microorganisms.
- To raise awareness among the occupants so the room temperature of the concerning areas is maintained within the recommended values in order to avoid the increase of concentrations of chemical and microbiological pollutants in the air, since the increase of temperature has an impact on the relative humidity of the ambient air.
- To inform and raise awareness among the professionals in charge of maintenance and cleaning about good practices and working procedures.
- Use of an extractor fan when conducting laboratory experiments, whenever possible, or when handling products with some degree of hazardousness/toxicity and/or if gases or toxic vapours are released.
