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This document provides guidelines for generic test procedures for the evaluation of GBPT performance, either by field tests, simulations or their combination, in line with the concepts and definitions already established in the SaPPART White Paper and Handbook. The document is intended to provide the reader with a helpful tool for planning the GBPT testing procedures by discussing testing in general and providing some detailed practical information.

The chemical composition of the atmosphere has numerous impacts to the quality of human life. COST Action ES0602 organized a workshop in Thessaloniki (GR) in May 2008, devoted to quality of life information services. The main purpose of the workshop was to present and discuss existing Chemical Weather Forecasting and Information Systems, developed both by the Action participants, and by related important organisations such as the European Environment Agency and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The focus was specifically on the dissemination and the wider use of chemical weather forecasting information. It included a number of key presentations from invited experts from Europe and the United States, which are included in this publication.

The book presents the latest results and concepts in the biotechnological use of egg compounds.

Migrants and ethnic minorities form a growing part of the populations of Europe. They often have higher than average exposure to health risks, while facing barriers to accessing appropriate health care. International bodies have called for policy measures to tackle these inequalities.