Casopís lékar̆ů c̆eských
-
Casopís lékar̆ů c̆eských · Jan 2015
[Health effects of ambient ultrafine particles--the project UFIREG].
The project "Ultrafine particles--an evidence based contribution to the development of regional and European environmental and health policy" (UFIREG) started in July 2011 and ended in December 2014. It was implemented through the Central Europe Programme and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. Five cities in four Central European countries participated in the study: Augsburg (Germany), Chernivtsi (Ukraine), Dresden (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Prague (Czech Republic). The aim of the UFIREG project was to improve the knowledge base on possible health effects of ambient ultrafine particles (UFP) and to raise overall awareness of environmental and health care authorities and the population. ⋯ Further multi-centre studies such as UFIREG are needed preferably investigating several years in order to produce powerful results.