Air Pollution Changes and Impacts during Abrupt Shifts in Anthropogenic Activities
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 15605
Special Issue Editors
2. Center of Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
3. Climate and Atmosphere Research Center (CARE-C), Aglantzia 2121, Nicosia, Cyprus
Interests: atmospheric chemistry and physics; air quality; remote sensing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems of our era, causing deterioration of air quality and ecosystem health, climate change, and increased morbidity and mortality to humans. According to the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/), nine out of ten people on our planet breathe polluted air. In order to achieve air pollutant reduction, a large number of countries worldwide have implemented strict control strategies aiming at decreasing anthropogenic emissions. On top of these long-term mitigation measures, short-term changes caused by temporary events may further perturb the system. Some of these instances include economic recession periods, lockdowns due to health-threatening deceases, and emission controls during athletic activities. All these events present a unique “natural laboratory” study opportunity that enables the assessment of the impact of further emissions reductions on air quality, economy, and human health.
Herewith, we invite papers tackling the spatial and temporal variability of trace gases and aerosols and their impacts during the abovementioned periods. We welcome studies using observational in situ and/or remote sensing data, as well as atmospheric models.
Prof. Dr. Mihalis Vrekoussis
Prof. Dr. Maria Kanakidou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Air quality observations and modeling
- Anthropogenic emissions
- Trace gases and aerosols
- Lockdown periods
- Economic recession
- Emissions control during athletic events
- Health impacts
- Atmospheric deposition
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