MAAPHRI: Multidisciplinary Approach to Airborne Pollutant Health Related Issues: Modelization with Combustion Engine Exhausts

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 02.0449
• Titre du projet anglais: MAAPHRI: Multidisciplinary Approach to Airborne Pollutant Health Related Issues: Modelization with Combustion Engine Exhausts

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Medicine; Health; Safety

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: QLK4-CT-2002-02357

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.4 Environment and health

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Autres indications (Anglais)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Université de Lausanne
Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The following key questions will be addressed:
- Improvement of complex atmosphere continuous sampling for specific in vitro alternative testing developments using both animal and human material risk assessment of global engine exhaust modulation strategies (fuel composition, engine technologies, after-treatment strategies);
- Dissection of hazardous engine exhaust components and understanding of their relative contribution to toxicity (gaseous phase, PM size, PM chemical composition);
- Comparative assessment of exhaust components in animals with chronic cardiorespiratory diseases: allergy, cardiac insufficiency to modelise at risk populations;
- Elaboration of strategies based on health/toxicity indicators for developing cleaner engine-fuel-exhaust gas after treatment concepts guaranteeing that harmful components are not emitted.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 02.0449