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By Bruce Rolstad Denby, senior researcher NILU
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Senior scientist Bruce Rolstad Denby, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TRANSPHORM is an EU FP7 funded project providing advanced knowledge on the impact of transport emissions on human health in Europe. With NILU as one of the partner organizations, the project\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> annual meeting has been held at NILU, Kjeller on December 2012. The meeting highlighted the need for enhanced modeling activity in the cities used as case studies within TRANSPHORM. These results are essential for the success of the project.<\/p>\n

Integrated Impact Assessment<\/h2>\n

The project aims at developing and implementing an integrated methodology to assess the impacts of particulate matter (PM) from air pollution related to transport on human health. This methodology will be developed and implemented for five cities along the so called \u2018causal chain\u2019 \u2013 from drivers, through emissions, concentrations and exposure, to effects. TRANSPHORM is a European project, but addresses emissions on both the European and city scale. The work is complemented by air quality modeling and health impact assessment.<\/p>\n

From European to city scale<\/h2>\n

One of the five target cities in TRANSPHORM is Oslo. \u201cFor Oslo, NILU is developing and implementing new emission inventories for PM2.5, PM10, PAH (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), EC (elemental carbon), and PNC (particle number concentrations)\u201d, explains Bruce Rolstad Denby, senior scientist at NILU. \u201cConcentrations for these compounds will be calculated and used as input for health studies, e.g. to help develop new relationships between air quality and health impacts. The air quality models will also be used to determine the health impact of transport related emission reduction plans (for the years 2020 and 2030), both local and European wide.\u201d<\/p>\n

TRANSPHORM brings together European air quality and health researchers, along with city and European users and stakeholders, to improve the knowledge of transport related airborne PM and its impact on human health.<\/p>\n

Multiple tasks<\/h2>\n

NILU is not only limited to modeling of air quality and scenarios in Oslo, it is also participating in a number of other areas including:<\/p>\n