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Project Code [Ulysses/2021/19]
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Project title
INHALE � Ireland and France Need Healthier Air for healthier Lungs � the Evidence:
A functional spatiotemporal analysis to estimate the effect of air pollutants on respiratory
health.
Primary Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Dublin (UCD)
Project Abstract
Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, that, in the most serious cases, lead to premature deaths. It is estimated that there are approximately 1,200 and 43,400 premature deaths annually in Ireland and France respectively due to poor air quality from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) alone (European Environment Agency, 2021). We will analyse the effects of air pollution on respiratory health in Ireland and France over the last 20 years. By extending the semi-parametric regression with differential regularization framework to produce highly accurate estimates of air pollution (via 4 pollutants PM10, PM2.5, O3 and NO2) in both Ireland and France. In addition, we will extend functional canonical correlation analysis to examine the effects of air pollution on respiratory health on a national scale in both Ireland and France on an hour by hour basis, over the last 20 years. We will produce an interactive web application that will visualise our results in order to convey the air pollution in Ireland and France over the last 20 years and its impact on respiratory health.
Research Theme
Air Science
Initial Projected Completion Date
31/12/2023