Health Effects and Exposure Assessment to Bioaerosols in Indoor and Outdoor Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution, a by-product of economic growth, has an enormous environmental cost. The issue of healthy living spaces and good air quality is a global concern because people inhale 15,000 L of air every 24 h. Thus, monitoring and reducing exposure to air pollutants present particular challenges. One of the crucial indicators of indoor and outdoor air quality is bioaerosols. They play an instrumental role as risk factors of adverse health outcomes. These indicators, also known as primary biological airborne particles (PBAPs), have been linked to various health effects such as infectious diseases, toxic effects, allergies, and even cancer. PBAPs include all particles with a biological source in suspension in the air (bacteria, fungi, viruses, pollen), as well as biomolecules (toxins, debris from membranes).

This Special Issue offers an opportunity to publish articles on the characteristics of biological aerosols in indoor and outdoor environments, the methods used to improve microbiological air quality, as well as health effects of and exposure assessment to bioaerosols.

Dr. Ewa Brągoszewska
Guest Editor

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