Indoor Air Pollution: A Silent Threat to Human Health and the Atmosphere (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editors
Interests: indoor air quality; building environment and human health; human comfort and work productivity
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Interests: indoor air quality; UV disinfection; air cleaning; indoor radon exposure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is the second edition in a series of publications dedicated to “Indoor Air Pollution: A Silent Threat to Human Health and the Atmosphere” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/CE59X6FZ34 )
In the context of climate change and building decarbonization, indoor environments are undergoing rapid and profound transformations. Extreme weather events, outdoor pollution episodes, and tighter, energy‑efficient building envelopes are reshaping how buildings protect or fail to protect occupants, raising new questions for indoor environmental quality (IEQ), safety, and health.
Building on the first edition of this Special Issue, Volume II seeks contributions that offer an integrated perspective on indoor air pollution by connecting exposure assessment, health risk, and indoor–outdoor interactions with perceived air quality (PAQ), odors, and comfort. We are particularly interested in works that link physical and chemical measurements with occupant experience, and that explores how “smart mitigation” strategies can enhance resilience in both high‑performance and resource‑constrained buildings.
Key questions include:
- How do climate change, extreme events, and building decarbonization strategies influence indoor air quality and resilience?
- How can we better characterize exposures to indoor pollutants and translate them into meaningful health risk assessments?
- What is the role of advanced monitoring approaches, including low‑cost sensors, IoT, and data‑driven models, in reducing uncertainty in personal exposure?
- How do perceived air quality, odors, and other sensory responses relate to measured pollutants, comfort, and mental well‑being?
- Which ventilation strategies and mitigation measures are most effective across different building types and socioeconomic contexts?
We welcome studies from laboratory, field, modeling, and intervention perspectives, including full‑length research articles, case studies, methodological papers, short communications, and reviews.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Chanjuan Sun
Dr. Chunxiao Su
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change resilience
- building decarbonization
- indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
- indoor–outdoor interaction
- smart mitigation
- exposure assessment
- perceived air quality (PAQ) and odors
- low-cost sensors & IoT
- ventilation strategies
- health risk assessment
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