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The World Health Organisation introduced at the second
European Minister Conference for Environment and Health in Helsinki in 1994 a
framework program for environmental and health protection. At the same time, in
Germany, the Federal Environmental Ministry and the Federal Health Ministry
developed an Action-Program for Environment and Health (APUG).
Now the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has been the
first state in Germany to publish a regional Action-Program for Environment and
Health (APUG NRW).
Part of the Action-Program is the project Preventive health protection by the
reduction of traffic noise and trace gases. The project will start in
several cities in North Rhine-Westphalia such as in the city of Düsseldorf.
The project is a subdivided into the following parts:
- Calculation
of the effects of the limitation of motor vehicles and greater local
traffic management on the overall levels of traffic noise and trace
traffic gases.
- Risk
calculation on the impact of trace traffic gases and traffic noise
exposure on the health of people.
The overall target of the project is the promotion of
preventive health measures by reducing exposure to harmful air pollution.
The first results of the project were received at the end
of 2003/beginning 2004. |