Characterization and Toxicity of Atmospheric Pollutants

Dear Colleagues,

Toxic air pollutants (TAPs), also known as air toxics, are a subset of air pollutants that are known to cause cancer as well as various developmental, neurological, respiratory, reproductive, and other serious chronic health effects (USEPA, 2014).

Short-term exposure can lead to eye irritation, nausea, or difficulty breathing. Long-term exposures may result in damage to the respiratory, nervous, or reproductive systems, birth and developmental defects, and other serious health problems.

While everyone is at risk from exposure to air toxics, many factors determine how seriously any pollutant will affect a person or at-risk population. These include the level, duration, and frequency of exposure, the toxicity of the pollutant, and the overall health of people who are exposed.

Understanding the emission source type of a particular air toxic can help the analyst begin to develop a conceptual model of concentration patterns and gradients that might be expected (EPA, 2009).

This Special Issue of Atmosphere is dedicated to papers describing the latest advances in the characterization and toxicity of atmospheric pollutants.

Prof. Dr. Paula Cristina da Silva Albuquerque
Prof. Dr. João Fernando Pereira Gomes
Guest Editors

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