key messages on health effects of air pollution

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KEY MESSAGES on health effects of air pollution

The way we live increases our exposure to air pollution:

• We spend close to 90% of our lives indoors. (1)

• Indoor air can be up to 50 times more polluted than outdoor. (1)

Outdoor air pollution infiltrates into buildings. Without appropriate ventilation, it accumulates and can even react with other indoor air pollutants.

Indoor air pollution is made of outdoor air pollutants, including heating and traffic particles and gases that infiltrate into our buildings as well as chemicals emissions from building materials, DIY products, cleaning products, air fresheners, combustion particles from heating, cooking and candles, pets allergens, electronics and appliances offgasing…

The cost of air pollutionAccording to CAFE (Clean Air For Europe) data (2):

• everyyearmorethan310 000Europeansdieprematurelyduetotheeffectsof airpollution,

• theaveragelifeexpectancyof Europeansisreducedbyalmost9 months,

• theimpactof airpollutiononhealthcarecostsis80 billion euro.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution causes 2 million premature deathseveryyearworldwide. (3)

According to the EnVIE report (4),inEurope,everyyear,airpollutionisresponsibleof:

• 3 to 8% of asthma

• 20% of lung cancers

• 4 to 10%of COPD(Chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease)

AccordingtotheEnVIEreportCombustionparticlescausenearlyhalf of poorindoorair qualityreleateddiseasesintheEuropeanUnion.

Consequences on the productivity and the absenteeism Every year the EuropeanUnion loses2 193 000 years equivalent of healthy living (DALY disabilityadjustedlifeyear-mortalityanddisability).Itrepresents0,9% of the active population in Europe (estimated in 2006 to be 239 292 000 people (5)).OverallabsenteeisminEuropeisevaluated at 4%.(6)

• Schoolchildrenperformancetestscanbeimprovedby13%andproductivityinofficebuildings by10% (7)

• Improvedventilationsystemscansave$400peryearperemployeeandimproveby30% sick leave rate. (8)

REFERENCES:

(1)European Union – ECA report n°23 Ventilation,

Good Indoor Air Quality and Rational Use of Energy

(2)European Union -CAFE Project data: download http://ec.europa.eu/

environment/air/ index_en.htm

(3)www.aphekom.org and

www.who.org

(4)European Union Envie

Report: download http://www.envie-iaq.eu/

(5)Eurostat: labour Force

survey 2009 data

(6)PWC report

European Human Capital effectiveness , 2007

(7)Wargocki, Improving Indoor

air Quality improves the performance of office work

and schoolwork, INIVE International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance

www.inive.org

(8)Donald K. Milton, P. Mark

Glencross, And Michael D. Walters Risk of Sick Leave

Associated with Outdoor Air Supply Rate, Humidifica-tion, and Occupant Com-plaints – Indoor Air 2000

10: 212-22

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What is our daily air environment?

• A big part of the population lives and works in areas where theratesof particlesexceedWHOguidelinesregardingPM2,5 (10µg/m3/year) (3)

• Barcelona (27µg/m3/year), Vienna (21,6), Brussels (19), Paris (16,4),London(13,1),Stockholm(9,4)

• Weeat1kgof foodperday

• Wedrink2 litresperday

• Webreathe25kg of airperday!

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Outdoor Air Quality Indoor Air Quality

IDA 1 IDA 2 IDA 3 IDA 4 (High) (Medium) (Moderate) (Low)

ODA 1 (pure air) F9 F8 F7 F5ODA 2 (dust) F7+F9 F6+F8 F5+F7 F5+F6ODA 3 (very high conc. of dust/gases) F7+GF+F9(a) F7+GF+F9(a) F5+F7 F5+F6

(a) GF = Gas filter (carbon filter) and/or chemical filter.

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Product range for a better IAQ

EN 13779 recommendations

Recommended minimum filter classes per filter section (definition of filter classes according to EN 779)

Hi-FLO XLT7 A50+Protection on particles 50+ Eurovent Energy Efficiency

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OPAKFIL Energy F7 A50+Protection on particles 50+Eurovent Energy Efficiency

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CITY-FLO XLT7 A50+Protection on particles 50+Eurovent Energy Efficiency

Classification AProtection on Gas : Oz3

CITY-CARBProtection on particles 40+Eurovent Energy Efficiency

Classification CProtection on gas : Oz9

WHO Guideline values: PM2,5 10 µg/m3 annual mean - 25 µg/m3 24-hour mean; PM10 20 µg/m3 annual mean - 50 µg/m3 24-hour mean.

How does air pollution impact my health?

Longtermexposuretoultrafineparticlescaninducerespiratoryandcardiovasculardiseases.Itincreasesthemortalityratesforpeoplelivinginhighlypollutedurbanareas.

BellowPM2,5,particlesaremoreharmfulbecausetheypenetrate deeper into the lung alveoli. They cross blood vesselswalls, diffuse into the blood circulation to reach and affect organs function(heart,liver,brainandendocrinesystem..)

Childrenaremorevulnerabletoairpollution,because:

• Childrenbreathemorethanadultsperunitbodyweight,

• Childrenairwaysandlungsarestilldeveloping,

• Children have different detoxification rate and immature immuneanddefensesystems,

• Childrenaremoresusceptibletodevelopasthma,

• Childrenspendmoretimeoutdoor,breathingmorewhen playingandpractisingsports.

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