1. WP2: Indoor exposure knowledge management system
Arja Asikainen,
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
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2. Indoor exposure knowledge management system (KMS)
The purpose of the knowledge management system (KMS) is to provide data and information that can be used for modelling exposure levels in indoor environments
The objective was to provide easy access to the available information through a freely available internet interface
The information and data collected was defined by the needs of INTERA and by the determinants defined in WP1, but also additional information is provided
Content of KMS includes data, information on modelling tools and documents on exposure assessment and relevant projects
Geographical coverage of information is European countries
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3. Content of the knowledge management system
Is based on the review done in WP1
The collected data includes:
Measured concentrations in indoor and outdoor environments, on dust, and personal exposure levels.
Source emission strengths (mainly building materials at the moment)
Housing statistics such as air exchange rates of buildings, floorspaces, building volumes
Physiological variables, such as body length, body weight, breathing volumes
Time use data of people
Indoor:outdoor ratios of pollutants
In addition descriptions and links to available modelling tools and links to guidance document and project documents produced in earlier projects are provided
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4. Key features and the technical solutions of KMS
The system was built up with the following key features:
Easy to use and access
Can take in various kind of data and information
Possible to update and manage easily
All can contribute on the content
Technical solution is a Wiki-space (called Opasnet) with a SQL-database (called Opasnet Base) for data storage
Opasnet Wiki has been developed during several years, and INTERA KMS was just one of the new additions on it
The content of the database can be used by any other system using SQL codes
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5. Sources of information
WP1 review report was the main source of information of the exposure concentrations and the descriptions of the available modelling tools
Additional data review was performed on articles, documents of previous projects and databases available on internet
Information and data collected / measured in HEIMTSA, INDEX, EnVIE, AIRMEX, EXPOLIS, THADE, BUMA, GerES and other projects that INTERA partners are involved in
Databases Eurostat, EIS-ChemRisk toolbox, ExpoFacts
The main reasons that limits the amount of data are
No measured information available
Confidentially of information (content of consumer products, use habits information, emission information)
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Utilization
Collected data is used in the INTERA modelling tool
Direct linkage between the database and the tool coming later on
Provides easy access to the input data to the users of the tool
Can be used by any interested people / projects
New content easy to add to reflect upcoming needs
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