Clean air in Europe for all! Taking stock of the proposed revision to the ambient air quality directives: a joint ERS, HEI and ISEE workshop report

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  • Michelle C. Turner
  • Maria Neira
  • Michal Krzyzanowski
  • Ebba Malmqvist
  • Alberto González Ortiz
  • Gregor Kiesewetter
  • Klea Katsouyanni
  • Bert Brunekreef
  • Erik Melén
  • Petter Ljungman
  • Margherita Tolotto
  • Francesco Forastiere
  • Paul Dendale
  • Richard Price
  • Ole Bakke
  • Sibylle Reichert
  • Gerard Hoek
  • Göran Pershagen
  • Annette Peters
  • Xavier Querol
  • Anna Gerometta
  • Evangelia Samoli
  • Iana Markevych
  • Romain Basthiste
  • Haneen Khreis
  • Pallavi Pant
  • Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
  • Jason D. Sacks
  • Kjeld Hansen
  • Thomas Lymes
  • Anne Stauffer
  • Gary W. Fuller
  • Hanna Boogaard
  • Barbara Hoffmann
Ambient air pollution is a major public health concern and comprehensive new legislation is currently being considered to improve air quality in Europe. The European Respiratory Society (ERS), Health Effects Institute (HEI) and International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) organised a joint meeting on 24 May 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, to review and critically evaluate the latest evidence on the health effects of air pollution and discuss ongoing revisions of the European Ambient Air Quality Directives (AAQDs). A multidisciplinary expert group of air pollution and health researchers, patient and medical societies, and policy representatives participated. This report summarises key discussions at the meeting.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer2301380
TidsskriftEuropean Respiratory Journal
Vol/bind62
Udgave nummer4
Antal sider7
ISSN0903-1936
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
Conflict of interest: H. Boogaard and P. Pant work at the Health Effects Institute, an organisation jointly funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and certain motor vehicle and engine manufacturers. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Health Effects Institute or its sponsors. The remaining authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Acknowledgements: The authors acknowledge the ERS, HEI and ISEE for providing funding to hold the workshop. The event was also supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Detailed workshop materials are available on the HEI website: www.healtheffects.org/meeting/brussels-meeting-air-pollution-and-health-taking-stock-proposed-revision-ambient-air-quality. The authors also acknowledge the following workshop participants who provided an opening address: Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and Javi Lopez, EU Parliament, Rapporteur for the Ambient Air Quality Directive (video address); and Alexander Simidchiev, Bulgarian National Assembly Parliament, for participation as a discussant.

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