DG-JRC, IES – EEA-EPA Meeting Sept.04 Research Needs for Implementation and Inter-comparisons for Environment & Health Indicators Andreas N. Skouloudis and Peter Pärt Institute for Environment & Sustainability DG-JRC September s: and

DG-JRC, IES – EEA-EPA Meeting Sept.04 Area of Specific Effort for Environmental Issue Spatial and temporal accuracy of existing data Methods for improving the geographical representativeness Focus on the randomness of human activities Links of to exposure and risk Filling the gaps with converging technologies

DG-JRC, IES – EEA-EPA Meeting Sept.04 Areas of Specific Effort for Health Issues Identification of targeted health problems Associated population groups and statistics of random daily activities Effects based on thresholds, cumulative doses or instantaneous peaks Inherited genetic factors Sensor monitoring Identification of uncertainty

DG-JRC, IES – EEA-EPA Meeting Sept.04 Inter-comparison Benchmark for Indicators Implementation and Assessment of Representativeness Time horizon of the Inter-comparison 9-12 months Participants of Indicator sets for which data are available and can be shared by contributors Address issues in three geographical locations Thematically examine: asthma vs atmospheric pollution and deaths vs use of pesticides in agriculture Answer questions: concerning access to historical data, efficiency of geographical representativeness, accuracy, reporting needs and uncertainty of indicator methodologies. After 1 Oct 2004 :