To raise awareness of the impacts of PFAS on human health, HEAL is organising a series of three webinars in October 2024, each focusing on a different health impact of PFAS. The first webinar on 10 October focuses on impacts on the immune system. The subsequent webinars will focus on cancer and the impacts of exposure in early life and pregnancy.
Science has a crucial role to play in the implementation of the revised EU clean air law, according to a new briefing by the METEOR research cluster. The briefing showcases how the projects in this EU funded research cluster can help support policymakers in the design of clean air measures and help in evaluating those which are most beneficial to health.
METEOR is a cluster of five Horizon Europe projects researching the health impacts of environmental stressors, such as air and noise pollution, chemicals, and related socioeconomic costs. HEAL is involved in METEOR through being a partner in the UBDPolicy, research project.
As policymakers start to implement the new EU requirements which include stricter legally binding limit values for key air pollutants, METEOR members can provide expertise input for example by providing additional air monitoring data, supporting air quality modelling and projections, or generating evidence on the health and socio-economic benefits of AAQD implementation.
The briefing also includes policy recommendations, encouraging decision-makers to take urgent and decisive measures to address air pollution; consider establishing a plan or process on how the latest science, health monitoring, modelling, economic valuation will be considered in the AAQD implementation; consider how research can support fully aligning EU clean air standards with 2021 WHO air quality guidelines, and pay specific attention to socio-economic inequalities and vulnerability.
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