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Task Force on Health - a short update

Task Force on Health - a short update. 19th EIONET workshop on AQ assessment Bern 1 October 2014 Frank de Leeuw, Valentin Foltescu. ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation. WHO-UNECE task force meeting: some highlights. Report of TF-Health meeting is available,

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Task Force on Health - a short update

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  1. Task Force on Health- a short update • 19th EIONET workshop on AQ assessment • Bern 1 October 2014 • Frank de Leeuw, Valentin Foltescu ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  2. 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/ ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  3. 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/ ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  4. 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). ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  5. Global Burden of Disease - 2010 ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  6. Air pollution put into perspective ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  7. 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? ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  8. 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 ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

  9. Valuation of health care & employers costs ETC/Air Pollution and Climate Change Mitigation

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