12:30 Auditorium A31

Abstract
Since 1970, the policies on sustainable development focused primarily on the reduction of emissions and ignored the consequences of releases in particular areas as is human health. In the European member states health statistics, epidemiological studies and other health monitoring activities indicate that health (or environmental) effects can be, or are suspected to be connected, to chemicals, environmental contaminants or associated occupational risk factors. The challenge for research is to develop and examine to what extend the actions for improving the environment lead to coherent improvements on population health.

For sustainable development, the research efforts should focus on establishing the correct characterisation of different exposure paths and on the standardisation of data while at the same time make these efforts targeted and more relevant to the challenges of the Environment and Health action-plan. For this presentation a collection of occupational exposure, is presented for specific population groups or farmer in areas of intensive agriculture, as starting a basis from where the hidden burden of atmospheric pollution on vulnerable population groups is analysed. This work carries out an overall evaluation of existing environment and health information system and examines the potential of improving data sets after the implementation of a methodology utilising the detailed population density.

The lecture will address several diseases related to environmental exposure and demonstrate important differences between north and south European conditions. It will examine the fundamental of these diseases in look in the potential evolution in immediate future. The presentation will also give a particular focus on emerging technological solutions and in the design innovative information systems that will monitor different types of chronic and acute conditions and improve the accuracy of reporting methodologies on population health.

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