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Knowledge for improving indoor AIR quality and HEALTH

Descripción del proyecto

¿Hasta qué punto está limpio el aire que respiramos?

Desde picor en los ojos hasta náuseas, una mala calidad del aire en interiores puede provocarnos enfermedades. Se trata de una gran preocupación, ya que la exposición a corto y largo plazo a la contaminación del aire en interiores puede causar una serie de problemas de salud, incluidas enfermedades graves como cardiopatías y cáncer. En el proyecto K-HEALTHinAIR, financiado con fondos europeos, se evaluarán los efectos de la calidad del aire en interiores sobre la salud basándose en una campaña de vigilancia exhaustiva de polutantes químicos y biológicos del aire en interiores. A partir de los resultados, el equipo del proyecto también proporcionará métodos asequibles y fáciles de aplicar para controlar y mejorar la calidad del aire en interiores, incluidos equipos y herramientas para ayudar a su vigilancia cotidiana en hogares y espacios de trabajo. Los resultados darán lugar a nuevas regulaciones basadas en datos científicos.

Objetivo

K-HEALTHinAIR aims at the assessment of the indoor air quality (IAQ) effects in health on the basis of an extensive monitoring campaign of chemical and biological indoor air pollutants in several very representative at EU level indoor locations together with a deep research on their sources, interactions and main correlations with health problems by means of theoretical analysis, clinical trials and tests (includes in vivo/vitro approaches). Moreover, Project will deliver affordable and easy for implementation measurements to monitor and improve current IAQ.
The project will deliver structured knowledge coming from both the monitoring, characterization and research stages formed by extensive and accurate data, qualitative information and guidelines in an easy and fully open access format to support public authorities, policy makers and many other collectives. Project will also deliver innovative equipment and associated tools to the citizens as main final users enabling them to monitor indoor air quality for identifying health risks and suggesting suitable solutions to mitigate them.
The advanced knowledge will be obtained by means of the deployment of a set of fully complementary activities.
The organization and publication of the knowledge generated in a fully open access platform looks for being considered a reference in accuracy and simplicity to favor easy consultation from public authorities and policy makers and support the definition of new legislations, regulations and standards. K-HEALTHinAIR ensures the integration of the existing legislation (e.g. in work places) within a comprehensive proposition of new indoor air quality standards leading new science-based regulations.
K-HEALTHinAIR will deploy activities leading to effectively engaging most of the collectives concerned verifying that project results will impact as it is expected.

Project K-HEALTHinAIR is part of the European cluster on indoor air quality and health (name and acronym to be decided)

Coordinador

FUNDACION CARTIF
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 740 000,00
Dirección
PQ TECNOLOGICO BOECILLO 205
47151 Boecillo
España

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Región
Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid
Tipo de actividad
Research Organisations
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 740 000,00

Participantes (17)