Outdoor air (ambient)
Challenges in air quality
Updated on 20/09/2016
Keywords : Outdoor air (ambient), Indoor air
Air, whether outdoors or in confined environments, is likely to be polluted by chemicals, bio-contaminants or particles and fibres that can have an adverse effect on health. These pollutants can be of natural origin (pollens, volcanic emissions, etc.), or be linked to human activity (particles from industrial activities, agriculture or road transport, volatile organic compounds emitted by building materials, etc.). For indoor air, the nature of the pollutants depends mainly on the characteristics of the building, as well as the inhabitants’ activities and behaviour (smoking, DIY, painting, etc.). For outdoor air, pollutant-emitting activities such as industry, transportation, heating buildings and agriculture also influence the chemical make-up of emissions. Air quality has been a subject of concern for many years and has now become a major public health issue. ANSES works on both indoor and outdoor air to assess the risks related to pollutants found in these environments.
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Contamination of air by pesticides
Updated on 20/09/2016
Keywords : Pesticides, Indoor air, Outdoor air (ambient)
In March 2008, as part of its first Action Plan (2006-2008), the French Observatory for Pesticide Residues (ORP)asked a group of multidisciplinary experts to produce an overview of available knowledge on the presence of pesticide residues in air and indoor environments. This work ledto the publication, in October 2010, of a report entitled “Recommendations and outlook for national monitoring of air contamination by pesticides”.
Road infrastructures
Updated on 20/09/2016
Keywords : Outdoor air (ambient), Road infrastructures
As part of the revision of the Circular on impact assessments concerning the construction or upgrading of road infrastructures, ANSES received a formal request to update the list of substances to consider in health risk assessments. In an Opinion and Report published in August 2012, the Agency proposes a list of 14 pollutants and two classes of pollutants.
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