Confronting environmental pressure, environmental quality and human health impact indicators of priority air emissions

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 43; no. 9; pp. 1613 - 1621
• Main Authors: Geelen, Loes M.J., Huijbregts, Mark A.J., den Hollander, Henri, Ragas, Ad M.J., van Jaarsveld, Hans. A., de Zwart, Dick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air quality; Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Biological and medical sciences; DALYs; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Environment. Living conditions; Environmental pressure; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Human health burden; Indicator; Medical sciences; Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution; Pollution; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Netherlands; Europe; Air quality; Human health burden; DALYs; Environmental pressure; Indicator; Rank statistic; Environmental policy; Pollution control; Impact study; Health and environment; Environment impact; Health hazards; Air pollution; Pollution abatement; Decision criterion; Pollutant effect; Public health; Environment quality

This paper evaluates the ranking of 21 priority air pollutants with three indicator schemes: environmental pressure indicator (EPI), environmental quality indicator (EQI), and human health effect indicator (HEI). The EPI and EQI compare the emissions and concentrations with the target emissions and...