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Institute of Energy and Environmental Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology e.V. (IUTA)Technology e.V. (IUTA)

DuisburgDuisburg

Conducting Pan-European Studies Conducting Pan-European Studies on Air Quality and Healthon Air Quality and HealthThe Superregion-ConceptThe Superregion-Concept

T.A.J. KuhlbuschT.A.J. Kuhlbusch

APHEIS-MeetingIspra, Italy, 6th-7th June 2006

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Background

Preparatory work

Towards European Air Quality Health Effect Monitoring

EURAQHEM

Report to DG ENV

T. Kuhlbusch, A. John, A. Hugo (IUTA e.V., Germany)

A. Peters, S. von Klot, J. Cyrys, H.-E. Wichmann,

(GSF, Germany)

U. Quass (Müller BBM GmbH, Germany)

P. Bruckmann, (LUA-NRW, Germany)

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Background

Information, and ideas stemming from discussions

during e.g. the COST 633 PM and Health – Conference

are also included.

International Workshop

Similarities and Differences in Airborne Particulate Matter:

Exposure and Health Effects over Europe

April 3 to 5, 2006, Austrian Academy of Sciences,

Vienna, Austria

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IAM - Tool

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Background

Current Directions

- Air quality is the major environmental health related issue currently

- actions / measures are already on their way / are currently discussed to improve / change air quality

Several major tasks / questions arise which can not be tackled with routine work!

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*Source: Kuhlbusch et al., 2006, Report to DG ENV

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Population exposure distribution

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Tasks

Only examples will be given!! Nothing is complete!

Health status monitoring

- temporal / spatial records of public health status / hospital admission etc. (APHEIS)

- always differentiate superregion and EU

Air quality monitoring

- What shall be monitored where, when, and how often?- Spatial / areal representativeness- Trends? - Concentration mapping?- Indoor / outdoor?

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Tasks

(personal) Exposure

- measurement / modelling?- socio-economic influences?- genetic predeposition?- sources leading to exposure? Source mapping?

Epidemiology

- concentration / exposure – reponse – functions- update of these functions? Endpoints?- multi-exposure, e.g. noise/air pollutants?- long-term / short-term effects?

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Tasks

Toxicology

Health Impact Assessment

-European wide comparability!

Integrated Assessment Modelling

GIS based data acquisition and coordination

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All this

covers areas from policy tools, applied research to basic research.

is interdisciplinary.

Some of it is of importance of the Pan-European perspective, e.g.- climate- genetic differences- socio-economic influences

A coordinated interdisciplinary approach is needed!

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EURAQHEM-Concept

Air quality monitoring(routine)

Air quality monitoring(routine)

Summary and

prognosis of AQ-Data

Summary,conc. mapping

modellingexposure

Health

Impact

Assessment

Update exposure-responsefunctions

Update exposure-responsefunctions

Health status monitoring (routine)

Health status monitoring (routine)

Super-regionsSuper-regions

Toxicological research

Toxicological research

Epidemiologi-cal research

Air quality research

Air quality,exposure research

“more“ research based

applied and basic research!

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Superregions

- are open platforms for applied and basic research

- should cover populated polluted areas as well as nearby rural areas of similar climatic and socio-economic background

- should be distributed over Europe covering e.g. the climatic, socio-economic, pollution variability over Europe

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Superregions

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Superregions

- are open platforms for applied and basic research

- should cover populated polluted areas as well as nearby rural areas of similar climatic and socio-economic background

- should be distributed over Europe covering e.g. the climatic, socio-economic, pollution variability over Europe

- should be open to other exposures as well, e.g. noise, water..

- shall be integrated into the general and long-term planning within ‘Environment and Health’ (DG ENV, Scott Brockett)

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Superregions

- shall be set up for at least 7 years to allow e.g. trend studies

- Shall be open to super site activity and long-term epidemilogical studies

- …..

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Financial Issues

- first rough estimate for basic running costs for one superregion 2 million €/year plus set up costs

- plus costs for applied and basic research per year

- financing suggested to be split into three budgets basics, applied research and basic reasearch

- basic funding for e.g. air quality monitoring, emission inventories, health status monitoring, data compilation(some of this partially covered by AQ-Networks, EUROSTAT, EPA…)by ????? ESFRI???, national bodies

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Financial Issues

- applied research, e.g. effects of actions, trends, source contribution mappingby the corresponding DG, national bodies

- basic research, e.g. long-term effects, source related effects, exposure assessment, indoor/outdoor, other PM components NP/UFP,by DG RTD and national bodies

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To do’s

This does not work by itself!Good coordination and coordination teams are necessary!

E. g. following is needed

- a time line

- general funding

- selection criteria for superregions (group)

- planning of general issues, e.g. comparability (group)

- applied and basic research activities coordination and funding (several groups) e. g. policy issues, applied and basic research AQ+H, other basic and applied research

- etc……..

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