In the framework of the COP2 Minamate Convention in November 2018, a consultation was held on exposure indicators for the general population and in contaminated areas. Lectures were also presented in Slovenian events. HORVAT, Milena. Expectations and reservations from countries without combined HBM and health studies: case study Slovenia, HBM4EU Workshop: Linking HBM and health studies - What are the possible opportunities and obstacles? : presented at HBM4EU Training School 2018, June 18-19, Ljubljana, Slovenia. [COBISS.SI-ID 31502887] HORVAT, Milena. Chemicals in the environment and man: lecture on chemicals, Slovenska matica, December 18, 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia. [COBISS.SI-ID 31991335]
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COBISS.SI-ID: 31889191The indicator of exposure to ozone SOMO35 (Sum of Ozone Means Over 35 ppb) in Slovenia in the period 2002 - 2017 was calculated. The indicator represents the sum of the exceedances of the reference value of 70 µg / m3 (or 35 ppb), calculated as the maximum daily 8-hour moving average ozone concentration in a given year. Comparison by characteristics of individual locations and types of measuring points has shown that the value of the indicator in the observed period is the highest in Primorska with the trend of increase.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 4271333Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. There are many published studies about the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in response of the body tissues to outdoor air pollution exposure. The aim of our review was to investigate the problem of outdoor air pollution and health effects of pathological mechanisms, with specific goal to point out public health intervention strategies based upon a clearer understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms of outdoor air pollution. A systematic literature review was carried out in two bibliographic databases, Science Direct and PubMed, in the period from January 1995 to December 2015. We conducted a systematic analysis of 95 studies, 43 of them being review studies and 52 original studies. The systematic analysis was done in three steps, for each body tissue separately (respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurologic diseases and diabetes mellitus). This insight into literature review may help foster more effective preventive measures at the public health level as well as potential intervention strategies based upon a clearer understanding of the involved pathways.
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