About VECTOR
A 'hot issue' for urban cyclists
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VECTOR-project: Our Scientific Output
Search here for studies, reports and measurement data produced and collected during the VECTOR project.
Literature Study on Particles and Health, by Patricia Maas. Download file >>
Risk Communication and Cycling, Master report of Jesús Rosales Carreón. Download file >>
Overview on health effects caused by UFP. By Dávid Rácz, Hungary. Download file >>
Description of the mobile real-time analysis/video recording system of the European project VECTOR. By Mario Dobernowsky ...read more »
Who we are, what we do
The following institutions from four european countries are part of the VECTOR project:
IVAM
Kooperationsstelle
ADFC
Fietsersbond
Du Ratai
Hungarian Cyclists' Community
IVAM
IVAM is an environmental research agency and consultancy which had its origins in the University of Amsterdam's Environmental Science Department. Since 1993 IVAM has been an independent agency of UvA Holding BV. IVAM carries out research and provides advice and training in the ...read more »
Reports and Articles on VECTOR
Here you can find an updated selection of media coverage on the VECTOR project. Note that all articles will be in the original language from the participating countries.19.06.2008 "Boedapest in actie tegen fijnstof", Trouw (Newspaper Netherlands)May 2008 "NUO AUTOMOBILIŲ REIKIA GYDYTIS", Ozona (Lithuanian magazine)16.05.2008 "Mérgezö szív a város", Népszabadság (Hungarin daily newspaper) ...read more »
A 'hot issue' for urban cyclists
Ultrafine particles' in ambient air - that is a 'hot issue' currently in the newspapers. Ultrafine particles (UFP), for which traffic emissions (mainly diesel engines) are a major source, have a negative impact on public health. In the European Union, each year about 300.000 people prematurely die as a result of exposure to UFP and Particulate Matter (PM) in general. The European standards for ultrafine particles are exceeded at many locations in the Netherlands. This has forced the ...read more »
Collected Fine Dust Data is now being evaluated
By end of May 2008, the special VECTOR-bicycle has finally completed the necessary fine dust measuring trips successfully. Now, the international cooperative project VECTOR goes into its crucial phase: The data of Ultra Fine Particles (UFP), collected right in the traffic of four major European cities, will be scientifically evaluated during the upcoming months. The VECTOR bicycle, which is equipped with a singular mobile UFP-measuring system as well as a video camera, was on its way in Budapest ...read more »
The VECTOR project is being financed by the European Union and organized by these partners (click for info)
Funded by the 6th Framework Programme of the European Community...