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Air quality and health for urban influenced populations
ETC/ACC Technical Paper 2009/17
Released: 2010/05/18: See the report
Sub title: Commuting and spatial scale as influences on estimated exposure/health impact
Abstract
Assessments of the impacts of exposure to air pollution upon the health of European citizens are currently performed by the ETC/ACC based on 1) average air concentrations at 10 km x 10 km scale, and 2) static residential populations. This generalisation is sufficient for broad assessments; however some factors such as commuting or spatial scale may be overlooked. This report provides an overview over the major recent methodologies and tools for assessing exposure estimates. The study, based on the review and the findings from three case studies on air pollution, health and commuting, emphasizes the importance of spatial resolution and commuting in exposure assessment studies.
Prepared by: Kevin Barrett1, Susana López-Aparicio1, Frank de Leeuw2, Photios Barmpas3, Jaroslav Fiala4, Jan Horálek4, Andrew Kent5, Pavel Kurfurst4, Steinar Larssen1, Julius Mattai5, John Stedman5, Christos Vlachokostas2
1 Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Kjeller, Norway
2 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bilthoven, Netherlands
3 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Thessaloniki, Greece
4 Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI), Prague, Czech Republic
5 AEA Technology, Didcot, UK.
Published by: ETC/ACC, May 2010, 79 pp.