2018: the government approved NIS 5 million in environmental epidemiology in the Haifa Bay

In 2018, the Ministry of Environmental Protection approved NIS 5 million in environmental epidemiology in the Haifa Bay and environmental aspects of oil substitutes for transportation for nine new studies.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection attaches great importance to the advancement of research in the Haifa Bay area, with emphasis on aspects of environmental epidemiology and air quality in Haifa Bay, as part of the national program led by the Ministry of Air Pollution Reduction in the Gulf.
The studies approved in 2018 are underway:
* Environmental epidemiology in the Haifa Bay - a budget of NIS 3 million:
* Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and childhood and respiratory outcomes: comparison between Haifa Bay and control group - Assaf Harofeh Research Fund.
* The relationship between chronic exposure to air pollution and cardiac failure and acute coronary syndrome - National population-based research - Ben-Gurion University.
* Human Biological Monitoring in the Haifa Bay compared to the general population Israel: National coverage among blood donors - Ben Gurion University.
* The relationship between the load of particulate matter (PM) and health risks in Haifa Bay and Gush Dan - the health corporation near the Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Projects related to environmental aspects of oil substitutes for transportation - a budget of about NIS 2 million - have also been approved:
* Environmental regulation and standardization of oil substitutes for transportation: Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from passenger and light commercial vehicles in Israel - Pareto Company.
* Review of the Effect of Production, Processing, Storage, Transmission and Distribution of Oil Substitutes for Natural Gas Transportation on Air Pollution - Samuel Neaman Institute.
* The interaction between consumer choice in vehicles from fuel substitutes and energy supply - Tel Aviv University.
* Environmental aspects of electric vehicle transportation with dynamic wireless charging and feasibility study at the Smart Cities Center - Bar-Ilan University.
* Ozone as a preliminary treatment for the production of ethanol from agricultural waste as fuel substitute for transportation optimization and life cycle analysis - University of Haifa.