Task Force on Health- a short update

19th EIONET workshop on AQ assessmentBern 1 October 2014

Frank de Leeuw, Valentin Foltescu

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WHO-UNECE task force meeting: some highlights

• Report of TF-Health meeting is available, http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality/activities/health-aspects-of-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution/reports-of-the-task-force-on-health-aspects-of-long-range-transboundary-air-pollution-lrtap

here some highlights

Recent products:- Burden of disease from ambient air pollution: 3.7M premature deaths globally, 482 000 in WHO European region http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/en/

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WHO-UNECE task force meeting: some highlights

Recent products:- Update urban air quality database:

PM2.5 concentration in 1600 cities worldwide. European cities mainly based on your data as archived in AirBase (thanks!)

http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/

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WHO-UNECE task force meeting: some highlights

NEWS• IARC (International Research Agency on Cancer): the air pollution

mixture as well as particulate matter has been classified as carcinogenic to humans. Worldwide 15% of lung cancer deaths is related to air pollution.

http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/pr221_E.pdf

• First steps towards a revision of the WHO AQG. Update should also focus on providing recommendations on exposure reduction and on the benefits for health of improving AQ.

• Guideline for indoor air quality guidelines for household combustion (to be issued end 2014).

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Global Burden of Disease - 2010

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Air pollution put into perspective

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HRAPIE

Discussion on HRAPIE recommendations:

• Is there a save threshold for PM2.5: Canadian study shows impact at concentrations below WHO-AQG

• Ozone: SOMO35 or SOMO10?• Ozone: how important is long-term exposure?• NO2 more relevant than previous thought?

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HRAPIE: update of CBA for air policy

Updated report available (Mike Holland): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/archives/air/pdf/TSAP%20CBA%20corresponding%20to%20IIASA11%20v2.pdf

Net health benefits for 2030

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Valuation of health care & employers costs

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