Transcript EAU

This animation explains that the EAU is a research team that collects data to assess the risk of hazardous substances, which are released during environmental and natural disasters.

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When an environmental or a natural disaster occurs with implications for public health and environment, the effects can be severe.
That’s why national authorities and response organizations need to assess the consequences.
To do so, they sometimes need specific knowledge or capacity.
That’s where the Environmental Assessment Unit comes in, or EAU.

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Environmental Assessment Unit

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The EAU is a flexible research team from the Netherlands, consisting of experts from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, or RIVM.

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Environment
Public Health
Safety

RIVM

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The team collects data to assess the risks of released hazardous substances for health and environment.
The United Nations, the European Union or a country can request the EAU.
Once the request is approved, the team can be rapidly deployed.

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RIVM
EAU

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After a disaster, the EAU samples, measures and analyzes released hazardous substances, experts integrate and interpret the data, conduct an exposure or risk assessment and advise measures that national authorities and response organizations can take.
The EAU helps local parties to better deal with environmental and public health issues after a disaster.
This way, the team contributes to disaster relief worldwide.

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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
More information? rivm.nl/en/eau
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