Home owners

What are the benefits of taking part in the study?

By taking part you will be contributing to important research on indoor air pollution in homes. You will also get information on the levels of air pollutants that we measured in your home.

How will the data collected in the project be used?

We hope that the information collected will tell us something about the types of air pollutants released into our homes when we burn various fuel types to cook food or to heat our home, or if we smoke at home. Previous research projects have collected information on air pollutants generated from smoking, however this is one of the first studies in Ireland and Scotland to look at air pollutants from smoking in domestic dwellings.

This information will help us advise the Environmental Protection Agency on the health risks associated with indoor air pollution.

How can I take part in this important study?

We welcome enquiries about the study, information on the project and details of how you can take part can be obtained by contacting;

Ireland: 
Dr. Marie Coggins,
School of Physics,
National University of Ireland, Galway
Email: marie.cogginsnuigalway.ie
Direct line: +353(0) 91 495056

Scotland :
Dr. Sean Semple
Scottish Center for Indoor Air
DEOM,
Liberty Safe Work Research Centre,
Foresterhill Road,
Aberdeen,
UK AB25 2ZD
Email: sean.sempleabdn.ac.uk 
Direct line: +44(0) 1224 558194

Dr. Karen Galea,
Institute of Occupational Medicine,
Research Avenue North,
Riccarton,
Edinburgh,
EH14 4AP
Email: karen.galeaiom-world.org
Direct line: +44(0)131 449 8034

Confidentiality

All information that is collected during the course of the research will be kept strictly confidential.  All participants’ data will be stored securely and confidentially and will only be available to the project team.  We will not identify you in any documents we produce.

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