Workshop Atmospheric Chemistry and Health

Workshop objectives

• identify the key scientific questions at the interface of atmospheric chemistry and air pollution health effects

• identify key areas in which integrated research is needed

• discuss the benefits for scientific research and environmental and health policy that would accrue from dealing with air pollution and atmospheric chemistry in a more integrated way

Sessions:

• Session 1: Modeling and Measurements relevant for estimating human health impacts

• Session 2: Integrated Atmospheric Chemistry and Health

• Session 3: Current Knowledge about the Health Effects of Air Pollution

• Session 4: Policy Implication

Workshop participants (24)

Brunekreef,Bert Russell,TedCohen, Aaron Kuenzli, NinoDentener,Frank De Saeger,EmileZhu, Tong Dockery, DougCarmichael, Greg Armstrong, BenMartin, Randall Kleeman,MikeLung, Candice Poeschl, UlrichKrzyzanowski, Michal Ross, MaryWest, Jason Pope, ArdenBrauer, Mike Roberts, JimBell, Michelle Liousse, CathyWiedinmeyer, Christine Shaikh, Rashid

Workshop format

• 4 sessions- we realize there will be overlap• Short talks- plenty of discussion• Thursday: 13-15 PM Key scientific questions for

Integrated Research on Atmospheric Chemistry and Health (discuss also publication)

• 15 PM Close of workshop• 15 PM- 17 PM: Discuss the who/what/when of

the follow up of this workshop

Everybody welcome!

Dissemination

• Collection of key-papers on

ftp-ccu.jrc.it/pub/dentener

• Presentations +reports on HEI website ?

• Report, including presentations, introduction+prelimenary conclusions

• IGAC solicits contribution for its newsletter

• High impact publication

Logistics

• Travel reimbursementsWMO (Chantal Renaudot), JRC (Frank), ACCENT and IGAC (Megan Mehamed)

• Wifi• Bathrooms• Dinner• ….

Wednesday 12.10.2011

8:00-8:30 Working breakfast at HEI

8:30-9:00 Introduction: the aim of the workshop

Frank Dentener, Tong Zhu, Bert Brunekreef, Aaron Cohen

9:00-12:00 Session 1: Modeling and Measurements relevant for estimating human health impacts

Chair: A. CohenRapporteur: F. Dentener

9:00-9:30 Keynote T. Zhu: The Chemistry of the Atmosphere: Current Status and Emerging Trends

9:30-10:15 1a. Observations of atmospheric chemistry relevant for health impact estimates(e.g. satellites)

1 R. Martin: Global air pollution inferred from satellite remote sensing2 U. Poeschl: Phase state of organic aerosols: oil droplets, rubber balls or glass pearls? 3 J. Roberts: Measurements and modelling of isocyanic acid.

10:15-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30 1b. Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling: new possibilities arising from assimilation of data

1 G. Carmichael: Use of data assimilation in atmospheric modelling2 M. Kleeman: Exposure Assessment Using Air Quality Models3 T. Russell: Using the data to identify source impacts

11:30-12:00 Discussion Speaker: Panelists

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-15:30 Session 2: Integrated Atmospheric Chemistry and Health

Chair: B. BrunekreefRapporteur: T. Zhu

13:00-13:30 Keynote: F. Dentener: Integrated modeling of atmospheric chemistry and health: challenges and opportunities

13:30-14:15 2a Bridging the gap from personal exposure to PM to detailed atmospheric chemistry information

1 B. Brunekreef : Indoor-outdoor relationships for air pollution and personal exposure 2 C. Lung: From personal exposure to PM to detailed atmospheric chemistry 3 M. Brauer: Land use regression modeling incorporating meteorology and satellite-based estimates

14:15-15:00 2b Co-benefits: climate and health 1 J. West: Global atmospheric models to assess policy-relevant health impacts 2 B. Armstrong: Air pollution and weather related health impacts, methodological study based on spatio-temporally disaggregrated multi-pollutant models, present day and future 3 M. Krzyzanowski: Health Effects of Black Carbon

15:00-15:30 Discussion participants

15:30-16:00 Break

16:00-18:15 Session 3: Current Knowledge about the Health Effects of Air Pollution

Chair: F. DentenerRapporteur: B. Brunekreef

16:00-16:30 Keynote M. Bell: Challenges on researching the health effects of air pollution mixtures

16:30-17:15 3a New studies unraveling the health effect of the chemical composition of the atmosphere

1 D. Dockery: tba2 U. Poeschl: Long-lived reactive oxygen intermediates and nitrated proteins3 N. Kuenzli: Local and urban pollution: Policy challenges and opportunities at the interface of acute and chronic effects

17:15-17:45 3b Relative toxicity of air pollution mixtures

1 A. Pope: Relative Toxicity of air pollution mixtures: coherence and incoherence in the epidemiology literature 2 D. Costa: Alternative approaches to empirical assessment of multi-air pollutant exposures

17:45-18:15 Discussion

18:15 Adjourn

Dinner- reservation made by A. Cohen. Please contact Aaron asap if you haven’t signed up.

Thursday 13.10.2011

8:00 Working breakfast at HEI

8:30-11:30 Session 4: Policy Implication Chair: T. ZhuRapporteur: A. Cohen

8:30-9:00 Keynote M. Ross: An integrated view on air quality

9:00-10:00 4a Differences in health impacts around world: chemistry, exposure, susceptibility

1 G. Carmichael: The WMO Gurme project2 C. Liousse: Health and aerosol urban pollution in Bamako and Dakar 3 M. Brauer: The global burden of disease: updating exposure.4 C. Wiedinmeyer: Studies of Atmospheric Chemistry and Health: From Ghana to fires to East Asia

10:00-10:40 4b Risk assessment/policy 1 D. Costa: Multipollutant approaches to air quality management2 T. Zhu: The Chinese perspective3 M. Krzyzanowski: policy implications of AQ guidelines / standards4 E. De Saeger: The review of EU Airquality directives

10:40-11:00 Break

11:00-11:30 Discussion Speaker: Panelists

11:30-12:00 Session summaries Rapporteurs

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-15:00 5. Discussion and Summary

Key scientific questions for Integrated Research on Atmospheric Chemistry and Health

Rapporteurs, all participants

15:00 Workshop closure

15:00-18:00 Follow up: Paper outline, structure, messages

Frank/Tong/Bert/Aaronand dedicated participants