Tools

Exposome Maps

Here we provide an overview of External Exposome data that has been inventoried by the Exposome-NL and EXPANSE projects and that have been used in epidemiological studies conducted by these projects. For background information on our conceptualisation of the exposome and the categorization into four dimensions, please read these openly accessible publications:

The exposome and health: Where chemistry meets biology
Developing the building blocks to elucidate the impact of the urban exposome on cardiometabolic-pulmonary disease

EXPOSOME SURFACES

The Exposome Maps contain geospatially resolved data on environmental exposures (Exposome Surfaces), categorized into the following Exposome dimensions.

Built Environment

28 exposures related to:

Green space
Blue space
Grey space

Food Environment

4 exposures related to:

Food landscape / healthy food index

Physico-Chemical Environment

99 exposures related to:

Air pollution
Biodiversity
Weather conditions
Light intensity at night
Noise
Pesticides
Electromagnetic fields

Social Environment

70 exposures related to:

Neighbourhood socio-economic position
Neighbourhood Demographic surfaces and population characteristics
Social capital
Security
Mental health
Proximity to facilities
Energy use
Labour market

We have developed a table that can be used to identify your Exposome Surface(s) of interest. For each Exposome Surface we provide information on the: time period, temporal resolution, spatial resolution, geographical coverage, and units in which exposure data is expressed. We also provide a reference to the original source of the data.

Table Exposome Surfaces

A detailed description of each of the Exposome Surfaces included in the table can be found here.

Many of the Exposome Surfaces can be accessed directly through our online Exposome Dataplatform.

On this platform the available surfaces can also be visualized for the European Region of your interest. Access to surfaces that are not accessible through the platform can be requested on an ad-hoc basis. To learn how to request access to the Exposome Surfaces provided through our Exposome Maps tool, please read our Data access and Publication Policy and use the Request form to contact us. To learn how to work with the Exposome Data platform please read our Instruction Manual.

Exposome Data Platform

Disclaimer:

This is version 0.5 of the Exposome Maps tool. November 2023

Some surfaces are generated by the EXPANSE or Exposome-NL projects, some by other projects or agencies. For each exposome surfaces that is inventoried here we indicate who the rightful owner is and provide reference to the original source.