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Background About 20% of the European population is exposed to environmental noise at levels that experts consider unacceptable. The health impacts include annoyance, sleep disturbance, and stress-related problems such as cardio-vascular disease. Road traffic is the main source of environmental noise pollution; other sources include aircraft, trains and in ...

Background Numerous studies have confirmed the correlation between the concentration of particulate matter (PM) with respiratory disease, heart/circulation disorders and premature death. It is not only fine and ultrafine particles, found in PM2.5, but also the coarse fraction found in PM10 that can cause negative health effects. This project focuses on re ...