Bando: LIFE+2012
Ruolo: Coordinatore
Responsabile per UniBS: Prof. Umberto Gelatti – Dipartimento di
Contatto: umberto.gelatti@unibs.it
Data inizio 01/10/2014 – Data fine 31/12/2016
Abstract
MAPEC_LIFE will evaluate the links between pollutants such as PM and nitrogen oxides, and PAHs and nitroPAHs (nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and their early effects. The project will then build a model for estimating the risk to children from air pollutants and other factors.
The specific objectives are:
- To assess the concentrations of certain organic compounds (PAHs and nitroPAHs) in the air in some Italian towns;
- To assess air mutagenicity and toxicity in the same areas, through in-vitro tests on very fine particles (PM0.5);
- To study the relationship between the concentration of air pollutants and air mutagenicity and toxicity;
- To investigate children’s exposure to other indoor and outdoor airborne pollutants, via a questionnaire filled in by the children’s parents;
- To assess early effect biomarkers in oral mucosa cells from the children;
- To carry out a risk analysis of carcinogenic effects based on environmental data;
- To compare the results of the risk-analysis model (“expected”) with the early effect biomarkers actually found in the children (“observed”).
Expected results:
- Completed questionnaires for 1000 children aged 6-8 years;
- Collection of 20-45 PM0.5 air samples, and analysis of PAHs, nitroPAHs and in-vitro mutagenicity/toxicity tests on the samples;
- Collection of 1000 samples of children’s oral mucosa cells in both summer and winter seasons, and evaluation of early effect biomarkers in the samples;
- Preparation of risk analysis models based on environmental data;
- An assessment of the relationship between air pollutants, air mutagenicity/toxicity, and early effect biomarkers, and an evaluation of the value of the risk analysis model for predicting early biological effects in children;
- Construction of a global model of the risk of early biological effects in children;
- Recommendations for measures and policies to protect children from the health effects of air pollutants.
Partecipanti
- UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA (Coordinatore), Italia
- COMUNE DI BRESCIA, Itali
- CSMT Gestione s.c.a.r.l., Italia
- UNIVERSITA’ DI PERUGIA, Italia
- UNIVERSITA’ DI PISA, Italia
- UNVIERSITA’ DEL SALENTO, Italia
- UNIVERSITA’ DI TORINO, Italia
Costo totale progetto: € 2.246,502,00
Contributo UE: € 1.112,.89,00
Finanziamento UE per UniBS: € 341.822,00