Table 2

 Determinants of which quantified estimates were given, the evidence base and methods or sources used, whether a quantified estimate of health outcomes was provided and if so, what method was used to obtain this estimate

DeterminantMethod 1: from policy to determinants (exposure impact assessment)Quantified health outcomesMethod 2: from determinants to health outcomes (outcome assessment)
Literature reviewData, own measurementsExisting modelsExpert opinionOwn assumptionsOther reports pertaining to planLiterature reviewData, analogyModellingExpert opinionOwn assumptions
From plannerIndependent
*Tox, toxicological literature; †Epi, epidemiological literature; ‡Nat, national; §Intl, international.
Environmental pollutants
Air (10 carcinogens, 13 non-carcinogenic substances)6XXPartly: carcinogensX (tox*)
Air (25 gasses)11XXPartly: carcinogensX (tox)
Air (6 substances)12XXPartly: carcinogensX (tox)
Air (14 substances + odour)16XNo
Air (PM10)14XYesX (epi†)
Air (PM10)18XYesX (epi)
Air (SO2, PM)21XNo
Air (PM10)22,23XXYesX
Range of pathways (carcinogens)10XXYesX (tox)
Water (6 carcinogens)20XXYesX (tox)
CO2 emission (greenhouse effect)13XXNo
Noise11XXNo
Noise12XNo
Noise16X?No
Noise18XNo
Traffic accidents
Vehicle kilometres7XXYesX Local dataXX
Vehicle kilometres14XYesX Local dataXX
Vehicle kilometres15XYesX Nat. data‡
Vehicle kilometres17XXYesX Nat. data
Vehicle kilometres18XYesX Local data
Vehicle miles25XYesX Nat. data
Truck miles19XXYesX Int’l. data§X
Vehicle safety22,23XXYesX Nat. dataX
Air craft crash risk16XNo
Socioeconomic
Employment13XNo
Employment15XNo
Employment17XNo
Employment16XNo
Employment18XYesX
Income17XYesX Nat. dataX
Behaviour/addictions
Alcohol consumption8XXPartlyXX
Smoking9XYes (mortality only)XX
Physical activity25XXYesXX
Physical environment
Housing: in-house temperature range13XYesXXX
Infectious disease
Malaria infection19XXYesX
Sexual contact with possibility for HIV transfer19XYesXX
BSE/variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease21XYesX
Total 1118210118Yes: 21 (57%) Partly: 4 (11%) No: 12 (32%)1212806
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