Atmospheric Pollutants: Dispersion and Environmental Behavior
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 8664
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
At present, with the gradual deepening of urbanization and the rapid upgrading of roads and other infrastructures, particulate pollution related to traffic has become an important factor affecting the quality of the atmospheric environment. In terms of vehicle particulate matter pollutants, exhaust and non-exhaust emissions contribute almost equally to the generation of traffic-related atmospheric aerosols. Among non-exhaust emission sources, brake system, tire and road wear are the main sources of many heavy metals and organic particles. Some of these particles can be directly discharged into the atmosphere or adsorbed on the surface of friction materials, and the others can settle on the road and suspended into the atmosphere again by wind or motor vehicle driving. Particulates enter the human body through various ways such as respiratory tract, posing an ongoing challenge for public health. Particulate matter will also evolve in the process of atmospheric transmission, and its own properties will change, so the harm to the environment and human health is changeable, which is the current hot research direction of the atmosphere.
Dr. Jiangjun Wei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vehicle emissions (exhaust and non-exhaust)
- particulates
- environmental health
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