Project Title
The ESCAPE study will investigate long-term effects on human health of exposure to air pollution in Europe.

Acronym
Escape

Project Aim:

The objectives of the ESCAPE study are:

1. to develop a flexible methodology for assessment of long-term population exposure to air pollution focused primarily on fine particles, particle composition, and nitrogen oxides.

2. to apply the exposure assessment methodology on existing cohort studies of mortality and chronic disease in Europe that have been selected based on their potential to quantify relationships between long-term exposure and health response precisely.

3. specifically, to investigate exposure-response relationships and thresholds for (a) adverse perinatal health outcomes, and development of diseases such as asthma in children; (b) respiratory disease endpoints in adults; (c) cardiovascular disease endpoints in adults; (d) all-cause and cause-specific mortality, and cancer incidence.

4. to develop a database for quantitative estimates of the health impacts of long-term exposure to air pollution for all of these health endpoints for the European population

For more information on ESCAPE, see http://www.escapeproject.eu