Roadside Air Pollution

Dear Colleagues,

Roadside air pollution is closely related with human health. In roadside environments, people are easily exposed to harmful pollutants such as nanoparticles, black carbon (BC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and nitrogen oxides (NO_x). As diesel engine exhaust was classified as “carcinogenic to humans” (IARC, 2012), we have been making a great effort to regulate vehicle exhaust emissions over the world. In addition, non-exhaust emission from road dust resuspension and tire and brake wear is another concern. To solve this, real-world monitoring and modeling in roadside environments are necessary, because elevated air pollution levels are generally localized phenomena. We invite you to consider submitting your research for publication in this Special Issue of the journal, focusing on “Roadside Air Pollution”. The aim of this Special Issue is to report and review recent achievements on relevant topics including on-road measurement, mobile monitoring, atmospheric dispersion using a CFD model, vehicle exhaust emission, aerosol dynamics in near-road environments, NOx–O3–VOCs chemistry, effects of buildings and trees on roadside air quality, roadside exposure assessment, etc.

Prof. Dr. Kyung-Hwan Kwak
Guest Editor

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