Air pollution is a major health concern. To tackle this issue, the European Union has set a goal of zero pollution for air by 2050. To this end, a clean air policy combined with different measures has been implemented, namely the increasing use of trees in cities, low-emission vehicles, and renewable energy sources. The growing interest in the air quality has led to the recognition of annoying odors as atmospheric pollutants, however there is a lack of guidelines at the European level on this topic, and a reference system to objectively describe and characterize an odor. This project aims to achieve a comprehensive overview of the regulations set up in every European country concerning atmospheric pollution (e.g. type of regulated pollutants and levels), with a special focus on odor and associated management policies, as well as gathering data on the impact of the different measures on air quality at the European level.

Research Areas
Resilient Communities; Citizen Science

Type of Action
Seed Projects

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