TY - JOUR
T1 - High resolution annual average air pollution concentration maps for the Netherlands
AU - Schmitz, Oliver
AU - Beelen, Rob
AU - Strak, Maciej
AU - Hoek, Gerard
AU - Soenario, Ivan
AU - Brunekreef, Bert
AU - Vaartjes, Ilonca
AU - Dijst, Martin J.
AU - Grobbee, Diederick E.
AU - Karssenberg, Derek
PY - 2019/3/12
Y1 - 2019/3/12
N2 - Long-term exposure to air pollution is considered a major public health concern and has been related to overall mortality and various diseases such as respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Due to the spatial variability of air pollution concentrations, assessment of individual exposure to air pollution requires spatial datasets at high resolution. Combining detailed air pollution maps with personal mobility and activity patterns allows for an improved exposure assessment. We present high-resolution datasets for the Netherlands providing average ambient air pollution concentration values for the year 2009 for NO 2 ,NO x , PM 2.5 ,PM 2.5absorbance and PM 10. The raster datasets on 5 × 5 m grid cover the entire Netherlands and were calculated using the land use regression models originating from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) project. Additional datasets with nationwide and regional measurements were used to evaluate the generated concentration maps. The presented datasets allow for spatial aggregations on different scales, nationwide individual exposure assessment, and the integration of activity patterns in the exposure estimation of individuals.
AB - Long-term exposure to air pollution is considered a major public health concern and has been related to overall mortality and various diseases such as respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Due to the spatial variability of air pollution concentrations, assessment of individual exposure to air pollution requires spatial datasets at high resolution. Combining detailed air pollution maps with personal mobility and activity patterns allows for an improved exposure assessment. We present high-resolution datasets for the Netherlands providing average ambient air pollution concentration values for the year 2009 for NO 2 ,NO x , PM 2.5 ,PM 2.5absorbance and PM 10. The raster datasets on 5 × 5 m grid cover the entire Netherlands and were calculated using the land use regression models originating from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) project. Additional datasets with nationwide and regional measurements were used to evaluate the generated concentration maps. The presented datasets allow for spatial aggregations on different scales, nationwide individual exposure assessment, and the integration of activity patterns in the exposure estimation of individuals.
KW - Air Pollution/analysis
KW - Environmental Exposure/analysis
KW - Environmental Monitoring/methods
KW - Geographic Mapping
KW - Humans
KW - Netherlands
KW - Nitrogen Dioxide/analysis
KW - Particulate Matter/analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062879462&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/sdata.2019.35
DO - 10.1038/sdata.2019.35
M3 - Article
C2 - 30860500
AN - SCOPUS:85062879462
SN - 2052-4463
VL - 6
JO - Scientific data
JF - Scientific data
M1 - 190035
ER -