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INTRODUCTION
The health effects of the pollution are caused by the exposure of the population. EXPOLIS measured the population exposures to key air pollutants in six European cities. In the Expolis study the population exposures to the key air pollutants were measured for the first time in Europe. This was one of the most important break throughs in the air pollution related public health research in the 90's. The pollutants studied in the Expolis are fine particulates (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), the most interesting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the respect of environmental exposures and public health, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The populations studied are working age urban populations from large cities. Metropolitan area of Helsinki is the smallest of participating cities (1 million). Largest is Athens (4 million). The Expolis field measurements were carried out 1996-97. Scientific and statistical data analyses are still going on. EXPOLIS LOGOThe EXPOLIS study name, "Expolis" was created by Dennis Zmirou. The name comes from two stems:
The original EXPOLIS home pages were designed back in 1996-1997 by Ms MSc Paula Jantunen. Feedback & requests for further information considering the work of KTL and the EXPOLIS project can be addressed to the EXPOLIS Project Coordinator, PhD Matti Jantunen and/or the head of KTL Air Hygiene Laboratory, PhD Sari Alm. As the Internet is in the state of continuous development, many External links to the web change. If you run into a one, please let us know.
Expolis Coordinator
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