Interdisciplinary knowledge related to health effects of particulate air pollution

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Time:	11.1 - 15.1.2010
Place:	Tietoteknia 1038, University of Kuopio, Kuopio (Maps and connections) on the map
Credits:	3.0 credit points
Language:	English
Organizers:	Organized jointly by the Graduate school in Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERAC)
Course leader:	Docent Raimo O. Salonen, National institute for health and welfare (THL)

Objective

The course focuses on the most recent international knowledge and Finnish research on key aspects of particulate air pollution affecting health. This covers the whole chain of events from the emissions of particles from their major sources to health outcomes in susceptible population groups, and to health risk assessment and management.

Participants

The course gives a useful update of the research field, new ideas, and information on the applications of research results to postgraduate students, post-docs and experts working in research organizations, environmental monitoring and administration, or in enterprises with R&D related to air pollution. The participants are asked to prepare in advance a 15-min oral presentation on their own research project or other work related to air pollution. They are also expected to bring one more detailed example of the results / methods in their project that is presented as a poster.

Course fee

Free of charge for all participants

Registration by January 4, 2010

Registration form

PROGRAM

Monday 11 January

09:30-10:00	Raimo Salonen (THL): Welcome and introduction to the course [1]
	Thematic Session 1: Recent technological progress in relation to major local emission sources of health importance
10:00-11:00	Juhani Laurikko (VTT, Espoo): Emissions from vehicles: reductions by engine technology, better fuels and emission after-treatment [2] overall difference between diesel-, gasoline- and gas-fuelled engines highlights from the effects of improved engine technology, fuels and emission after-treatment
11:00-12:00	Juhani Laurikko (VTT, Espoo): Emissions from vehicles: what changes with biofuels? [3] introduction to liquid biofuels most commonly used in vehicles highlights from comparison of those biofuels with corresponding fossil fuels
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-14:00	Jorma Jokiniemi (UEF/VTT): Emissions from small-scale wood combustion and energy plants [4] comparison of the main options of small-scale wood combustion centralized energy production with different fuels
14:00-15:00	Maija-Riitta Hirvonen (THL/UEF): Toxicological properties of emission PM inflammatory activity, genotoxicity and different forms of cytotoxicity small-scale wood combustion and diesel engines
15:00-15:30	Refreshments and poster viewing Postgraduate students / postdocs: presentations (á 15 min) + discussion (á 15 min) Sum-up of the day

Tuesday 12 January

	Thematic Session 2: Atmospheric dispersion and transformation of emitted PM
09:30-10:30	Ari Karppinen (FMI): Modelling aerosol dispersion and transformation in the atmosphere different scales of modeling PM pollution [5] special cases of forest fire and wildfire smoke etc.
10:30-11:30	Jarkko Niemi (HSY): Air quality monitoring in the Helsinki area for health protection [6] overall trends in air pollution levels special features in different source environments
11:30-12:30	Lunch(self-financed) and poster viewing
12:30-13:30	Timo Lanki, THL: Microenvironmental and personal exposure monitoring methods[7] integrated sampling or continuous monitoring what are the benefits and pitfalls in these methods
13:30-14:30	Timo Lanki (THL): Factors affecting personal exposure to PM [8] special features in relation to different sources what do these data tell us
14:30-15:00	Refreshments and poster viewing Postgraduate students / postdocs: presentations (á 15 min) + discussion (á 15 min) Sum-up of the day

Wednesday 13 January

	Thematic Session 3: Source-associated and personal exposure to PM air pollution
08:30-09:30	Marko Vallius (UEF): PM source modeling on the basis of diverse air quality data [9] introduction to common models which sources may be identified and quantified
09:30-10:30	Raimo Salonen (THL) on behalf of Risto Hillamo(FMI): PM chemical composition: integrated sampling or continuous monitoring? [10] major components, and factors affecting their appearance special features in relation to different sources
10:30-11:00	Coffee/tea (self-financed)
11:00-12:00	Kari Lehtinen (UEF/FMI): Particulate air pollution and global warming which sources and chemical compositions are important how important is this compared to CO2
12:00-13:00	Lunch(self-financed) and poster viewing
13:00-14:00	Otto Hänninen (THL): Modelling PM exposure scenarios for urban environments [11] actual PM exposures and interpretation of epidemiological and toxicological findings formulation of efficient policies and evaluation nof policy accountability
14:00-14:30	Refreshments and poster viewing Postgraduate students / postdocs: presentations (á 15 min) + discussion (á 15 min) Sum-up of the day

Thursday 14 January

	Thematic Session 4: Effects of urban air PM in epidemiological, clinical and toxicological studies
08:30-09:30	Juha Pekkanen (THL): Population-based studies on health effects [12] daily mortality, hospital admissions, shortening of life-expectancy PM source- and composition-related outcomes, uncertainties
09:30-10:30	Timo Lanki (THL): Functional effects and mechanisms in panel studies among susceptible subjects [13] symptoms, respiratory and cardiovascular functions, other mechanisms of PM action PM source- and composition-related outcomes, uncertainties
10:30-11:00	Coffee/tea (self-financed)
11:00-12:00	Maija-Riitta Hirvonen (THL/UEF): Effects in experimental animal and cell studies integrated PM samples, concentrated urban air PM special features in relation to different sources
12:00-13:00	Lunch(self-financed) and poster viewing
13:00-14:00	Raimo Salonen (THL): Effects in experimental human studies [14] concentrated urban air PM, emission PM what can be learned from studies in healthy and compromised subjects
14:00-14:30	Refreshments and poster viewing Postgraduate students / postdocs: presentations (á 15 min) + discussion (á 15 min) Sum-up of the day

Friday 15 January

	Thematic Session 5: Health effect assessment and management of urban air PM
09:00-10:00	Raimo Salonen (THL): WHO health effect assessment and EU-directives [15] principles of setting air quality guidelines and making unit risk assessment what is meant with air quality guideline, target value, limit value etc.
10:00-11:00	Jouni T. Tuomisto (THL): Bayesian methods and open risk assessment [16] development of new tools for a changing society what do we gain from these compared to traditional risk assessment
11:00-12:00	Lunch(self-financed) and poster viewing
12:00-13:00	Matti Lehtimäki (VTT): Potential of reducing personal PM exposure via air cleaning factors affecting outdoor-to-indoor penetration of PM different options to clean indoor air from outdoor contaminants
13:00-14:00	Raimo Salonen (THL): Key areas of further action against PM health effects [17] mobile sources, small-scale and large-scale energy production areas of right and wrong kind of development
14:00-14:30	Refreshments and poster viewing Postgraduate students / postdocs: presentations (á 15 min) + discussion (á 15 min) Sum-up of the day
16:00	Raimo Salonen, THL: Closure of the course