This focussed activity will proceed within the broader framework of

  • health and comfort of the citizens,
  • building technologies and source controls, and
  • requirements of sustainability, energy efficiency and conservation of natural resources.

Specific examples of the working areas of ECA are:

  • the relative importance of outdoor and indoor sources of pollution,
  • the building-related interaction between outdoor urban air and indoor air,
  • exposure to pollutants from the different urban outdoor and indoor sources and its relation to health and comfort.

By addressing such topics ECA will lay the ground for air quality management to minimise exposures to air pollutants. It will thus continue to contribute to pre-normative research needed by EC services and national authorities responsible for preventing pollution and promoting health, comfort and quality of life.