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Related articles: WP3.1
Do The Health Benefits Of Cycling Outweigh The Risks? ; ehp
Publication:
ehp.0901747 Publication date:
30 Jun 2010 Publication status:
In printPublication type:
Peer reviewed paperBackground: Although from a societal point of view a modal shift from car to bicycle may have beneficial health effects due to decreased air pollution emissions, decreased greenhouse gas emissions, and increased levels of physical activity, shifts in individual adverse health effects such as higher exposurei to air pollution and risk of a traffic accident may prevail.
Objective: We describe whether the health benefits from the increased physical activity of a modal shift for urban commutes outweigh the health risks.
... read moreConcentration response functions for ultrafine particles and all-cause mortality and hospital admissions: an expert panel
Publication:
Environmental Science & TechnolgyPublication date:
16 Nov 2009 Publication status:
In printPublication type:
Peer reviewed paperToxicological studies have provided evidence of the toxicity of ultrafine particles, but epidemiological evidence for health effects of ultrafines is limited. No quantitative summary currently exists of concentration-response functions for ultrafine particles, that can be used in health impact assessmentii. The goal was to specify concentration response functions for ultrafine particles in urban air including their uncertainty through an expert panel elicitation.
... read moreSP3 Planning Meeting 2009
4 Feb 2009 - 13:00
5 Feb 2009 - 17:00
Location:
Rothschild Ante Room, St. Mary's Campus, Imperial College LondonDirections: Meet at Building 5 reception (attached map) or contact Christine on extension 43342 if arriving later
Times: Wed 4th Feb (from 13:00 – 17:00)
Thurs
5thFeb (from 9:00 – 17:00)
Purpose: The aim of the meeting will be to draw a line under the 1st pass assessments and agree what is being done in the 2nd pass. It will also give us a chance to consider:
... read moreDeliverable 114: WP Final report
Deliverable 95: 2nd Pass assessment report - Final version
WP3.1 Meeting
9 Jun 2008 - 00:30
10 Jun 2008 - 17:30
Location:
WHO, RomeTaking place in the WHO office in Rome.
More information to follow
... read moreDeliverable 83: 1st Pass assessment report - Final version
Deliverable 54: Transport assessment report (1st pass)
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