Air Quality, Health and Climate
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 10535
Special Issue Editors
Interests: occupational exposures to airborne pollutants; respiratory deposition and toxicity of emerging contaminants; impact of climate change on transmission of bioaerosols; next-generation systems for exposure assessment
Interests: air quality; urban air pollution; atmospheric chemistry; secondary organic aerosols
Interests: bioaerosols; organisms; inert particles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Anthropogenic and natural emissions of particulates and gases play a role in climate change by altering the composition of the atmosphere, leading to global warming and shifts in weather patterns. Consequent changes, such as rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and altered ecosystems, can lead to human health risks at local and global levels, including heat-related illnesses, the spread of pathogens, respiratory toxicity, etc. Addressing air quality issues not only benefits public health but also contributes to climate change mitigation efforts. This Special Issue is looking for significant contributions on the interconnected relationships between air quality, climate change, and environmental/human health. Examples include:
- The development of new-generation advanced aerosol instruments to monitor air quality;
- The impact of environmental factors in aerosol transport;
- Human health outcomes due to climate change from local to global levels;
- Respiratory deposition and toxicity of emerging air pollutants;
- The transmission of airborne pathogens;
- The fate of airborne chemicals;
- The risks of occupational exposure to air pollutants and airborne microorganisms associated with poor air quality and climate change.
Dr. Sripriya Nannu Shankar
Prof. Dr. Tara Sabo-Attwood
Dr. Jana S. Kesavan
Dr. Sanghee Han
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerosol instruments
- inhalation toxicology
- emerging contaminants
- airborne pathogens
- impacts of climate change
- respiratory deposition
- fate of aerosols
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