Environmental burden of disease in Europe: assessing nine risk factors in six countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental health effects vary considerably with regard to their severity, type of disease, and duration. Integrated measures of population health, such as environmental burden of disease (EBD), are useful for setting priorities in environmental health policies and research. This review is a summary of the full Environmental Burden of Disease in European countries (EBoDE) project report.

Objectives

The EBoDE project was set up to provide assessments for nine environmental risk factors relevant in selected European countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands).

Methods

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were estimated for benzene, dioxins, secondhand smoke, formaldehyde, lead, traffic noise, ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5

SUBMITTER: Hanninen O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4014759 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature