A5042294304- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Noise Effects and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Global Health Care Issues
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
Aarhus University
2016-2025
Liechtenstein Institute
2024
Hudson Institute
2024
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2024
Danish Cancer Society
2013-2020
The University of Melbourne
2020
Roskilde University
2004-2016
University of Copenhagen
2002-2015
Rigshospitalet
2015
University of Worcester
2013
Existing descriptions of bi-directional ammonia (NH3) land-atmosphere exchange incorporate temperature and moisture controls, are beginning to be used in regional chemical transport models. However, such models have typically applied simpler emission factors upscale the main NH3 terms. While this approach has successfully simulated spatial patterns on local global scales, it fails address environment- climate-dependence emissions. To handle these issues, we outline basis for a new modelling...
Empirical spatial air pollution models have been applied extensively to assess exposure in epidemiological studies with increasingly sophisticated and complex statistical algorithms beyond ordinary linear regression. However, different rarely compared terms of their predictive ability. This study 16 predict annual average fine particle (PM2.5) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations across Europe. The evaluated included stepwise regression, regularization techniques machine learning methods....
With more than 60% of the land farmed, with vulnerable freshwater and marine environments, one most intensive, export-oriented livestock sectors in world, nitrogen (N) pollution pressure from Danish agriculture is severe. Consequently, a series policy action plans have been implemented since mid 1980s significant effects on surplus, efficiency environmental loadings N. This paper reviews policies actions taken their ability to mitigate reactive N (Nr) while maintaining agricultural...
To investigate the associations between air pollution and mortality, focusing on below current European Union, United States, World Health Organization standards guidelines. Pooled analysis of eight cohorts. Multicentre project Effects Low-Level Air Pollution: A Study in Europe (ELAPSE) six countries. 325 367 adults from general population recruited mostly 1990s or 2000s with detailed lifestyle data. Stratified Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyse mortality. Western...
Many international policies encourage a switch from fossil fuels to bioenergy based on the premise that its use would not result in carbon accumulation atmosphere. Frequently cited goals at least double present global human of plant material, production which already requires dedication roughly 75% vegetated lands and more than 70% water withdrawals. However, burning biomass for energy provision increases amount air just like coal, oil or gas if harvesting decreases stored plants soils,...
Physical activity reduces, whereas exposure to air pollution increases, the risk of premature mortality. amplifies respiratory uptake and deposition pollutants in lung, which may augment acute harmful effects during exercise.We aimed examine whether benefits physical on mortality are moderated by long-term high levels an urban setting.A total 52,061 subjects (50-65 years age) from Danish Diet, Cancer, Health cohort, living Aarhus Copenhagen, reported data 1993-1997 were followed until 2010....
BackgroundLong-term exposure to outdoor air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, but evidence is unclear on health effects pollutant concentrations lower than current EU and US standards WHO guideline limits. Within multicentre study Effects Low-Level Air Pollution: A Study in Europe (ELAPSE), we investigated associations long-term exposures fine particulate matter (PM2·5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), black carbon, warm-season ozone (O3) with incidence stroke acute coronary...
Ambient particulate air pollution assessed as outdoor concentrations of matter less than or equal to 2.5 micro m in diameter (PM(2.5)) urban background has been associated with cardiovascular diseases at the population level. However, significance individual exposure and involved mechanisms remain uncertain. We measured personal PM(2.5) carbon black 50 students four times 1 year analyzed blood samples for markers protein lipid oxidation, red cell (RBC) platelet counts, hemoglobin fibrinogen....
Exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs) from vehicle exhaust has been related risk of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease cancer, even though exposure assessment is difficult. We studied personal in terms number concentrations UFPs the breathing zone, using portable instruments six 18-hr periods 15 healthy nonsmoking subjects. contrasts outdoor pollution were achieved by bicycling traffic for 5 days laboratory 1 day. Oxidative DNA damage was assessed as strand breaks oxidized purines...
Ambient particulate air pollution assessed as outdoor concentrations of matter less than or equal to 2.5 micro m in diameter (PM(2.5)) urban background has been associated with cardiovascular diseases at the population level. However, significance individual exposure and involved mechanisms remain uncertain. We measured personal PM(2.5) carbon black 50 students four times 1 year analyzed blood samples for markers protein lipid oxidation, red cell (RBC) platelet counts, hemoglobin fibrinogen....
The hypothesis that exposure to traffic-related air pollution increases the risk of developing cancer during childhood was investigated. authors enrolled 1,989 children reported Danish Cancer Registry with a diagnosis leukemia, tumor central nervous system, or malignant lymphoma 1968–1991 and 5,506 control selected at random from entire population. residential histories were traced 9 months before birth until time cases similar period for controls. For each 18,440 identified addresses,...
Abstract. Deriving a parameterisation of ammonia emissions for use in chemistry-transport models (CTMs) is complex problem as the emission varies locally result local climate and agricultural management. In current CTMs such factors are generally not taken into account. This paper demonstrates how management can be accounted by applying modular approach deriving data input to dynamic model Europe. Default obtained from information RAINS system, it demonstrated this based on these improves...
It has been suggested that air pollution may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes but data on particulate matter with diameter <2.5μm (PM2.5) are inconsistent. We examined association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and incidence.We used Danish Nurse Cohort 28,731 female nurses who at recruitment in 1993 or 1999 reported information prevalence factors, obtained incidence from National Diabetes Register until 2013. estimated annual mean concentrations PM2.5, <10μm (PM10), nitrogen oxides...
Ambient air pollution has been associated with lung cancer, but the shape of exposure-response function - especially at low exposure levels is not well described. The aim this study was to address relationship between long-term low-level and cancer incidence.The "Effects Low-level Air Pollution: a Study in Europe" (ELAPSE) collaboration pools seven cohorts from across Europe. We developed hybrid models combining monitoring, land use data, satellite observations, dispersion model estimates...
Abstract. We examine here the hypothesis that during flowering, grass pollen concentrations at a specific site reflect distribution of sources within few kilometres this site. perform analysis on data from measurement campaign in city Aarhus (Denmark) using three traps and by comparing these observations with novel inventory sources. The source is based new methodology developed for urban-scale believed to be generally applicable European area, as it relies commonly available remote sensing...
Rationale: Physical activity enhances uptake of air pollutants in the lung, possibly augmenting their harmful effects on chronic lung disease during exercise.Objectives: To examine whether benefits physical with respect to risk asthma and obstructive pulmonary (COPD) are moderated by exposure high pollution levels an urban setting.Methods: A total 53,113 subjects (50–65 yr) from Danish Diet, Cancer, Health cohort reported at recruitment (1993–1997) were followed until 2013 National Patient...
To investigate if air pollution and greenness exposure from birth till adulthood affects adult asthma, rhinitis lung function. Methods: We analysed data 3428 participants (mean age 28) in the RHINESSA study Norway Sweden. Individual mean annual residential exposures to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM10 PM2.5), black carbon (BC), ozone (O3) (normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)) were averaged across susceptibility windows (0–10 years, 10–18 lifetime, (year before...
Background Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been linked childhood-onset asthma, although evidence is still insufficient. Within the multicentre project Effects of Low-Level Air Pollution: A Study in Europe (ELAPSE), we examined associations long-term exposures particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm (PM 2.5 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and black carbon (BC) asthma incidence adults. Methods We pooled data from three cohorts Denmark Sweden information on hospital diagnoses....
Air pollution has been suggested as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but evidence is sparse and inconsistent.We examined the association between long-term exposure to low-level air COPD incidence.Within 'Effects of Low-Level Pollution: A Study in Europe' (ELAPSE) study, we pooled data from three cohorts, Denmark Sweden, with information on hospital discharge diagnoses. Hybrid land use regression models were used estimate annual mean concentrations particulate...