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Advances in Air Quality Monitoring and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
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Advances in Air Quality Monitoring and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 785

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Ewa Brągoszewska

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Department of Technologies and Installations for Waste Management, Silesian University of Technology, 18 Konarskiego St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: indoor and outdoor air quality; bioaerosol; bacteria; fungi; epidemiology; public health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is in collaboration with the EPAE 2024 conference (https://www.epae-conference.com/) and welcomes submissions from participants of the conference, as well as other submissions related to this topic.

The 12th Environmental Protection & Energy Conference take place on December 6th, 2024. Since 2012, EPAE has grown into a premier event, attracting over 350 people from 24 countries each year.

The Environmental Protection & Energy Conference 2024 (EPAE 2024) is an exceptional opportunity for young researchers, scientists, and students to showcase their scientific insights, enhance their presentation skills, and broaden their understanding of the dynamic energy landscape.

Participation in EPAE 2024 holds immense academic value and offers a platform to engage with contemporary challenges in the realms of environmental protection and energy production—two critical domains shaping the world in 2024 and beyond.

Papers published in this Special Issue, “Advances in Air Quality Monitoring and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies”, should focus on the following:

  • Novel methods for monitoring air quality in real-time.
  • Innovative strategies to mitigate climate change effects.
  • Policy impacts on improving air quality.
  • Incorporating renewable energy into sustainable practices.
  • Advancements in predicting and modeling air pollution dynamics.
  • Assessment of emerging air pollutants and their health impacts.

Prof. Dr. Ewa Brągoszewska
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Atmosphere is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • air quality monitoring
  • climate change
  • air emission control
  • health impacts

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Degradation Kinetics of Common Odorants Emitted from WWTPs: A Methodological Approach for Estimating Half-Life Through Reactions with Hydroxyl Radicals
by Marouane Dhia Eddine Bouguerra, Bartłomiej Witkowski, Tomasz Gierczak and Radosław J. Barczak
Atmosphere 2025, 16(3), 340; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16030340 - 18 Mar 2025
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In contemporary times, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were recognized as substantial sources of odorous emissions, potentially impacting nearby communities’ sensory experience. This study investigates the half-lives (T½) of odorous compounds emitted from WWTPs and their degradation due to atmospheric hydroxyl radicals (•OH) in [...] Read more.
In contemporary times, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) were recognized as substantial sources of odorous emissions, potentially impacting nearby communities’ sensory experience. This study investigates the half-lives (T½) of odorous compounds emitted from WWTPs and their degradation due to atmospheric hydroxyl radicals (•OH) in different environmental settings. The calculated half-lives of specific odorants in rural areas ranged from 31.36 min to 517.33 days, in urban areas from 42.50 min to 1550 days, and in the marine boundary layer from 42.50 min to 129,861 days. These results show that compounds with high reactivity and short T½, such as methanethiol and ethanethiol, degrade rapidly and are less likely to contribute to long-term odor nuisances. In contrast, compounds with longer half-lives, such as carbonyl sulfide and ammonia, persist longer in the atmosphere, with higher potential for sustained odor issues. The findings suggest that •OH plays a significant role in degrading odorous compounds. These insights into odorant–oxidant kinetics may aid in predicting atmospheric half-lives and their contribution to secondary aerosol formation, thus informing regulatory and mitigation strategies to improve air quality. Full article
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