Environmental Health
A section of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Section Information
Environmental public health focuses on the action of the environment on human health. The field encompasses exposure science as exemplified by the exposome, health effect studies, including the effects of exposure on human physiology, and environmental policy development.
Keywords
- Human health and ecological risk assessment
- Management of natural and anthropogenic hazards
- Emergency management of natural and man-made disasters
- Chemical substances and harmful radiation
- Environmental pollution (air, water, soil, food) by physical, biological and/or chemical agents
- Environmental control and mitigation of vector-borne diseases
- Medical geology and environmental medicine
- Mechanisms of environmental diseases epigenetics, genomics, epidemiology, informatics and big data, molecular modeling
- Built environment and social environments
- Urban, rural environments
- Environmental justice
- Global climate change and planetary health
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Clinical, Toxicological and Environmental Aspects of Maternal and Child Health in the Light of Gender and Age Differences (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Key Areas for Human Wellbeing (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Community Health, Social, and Ecological Impacts of Mine-Waste Exposures (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Fulfilling the Objectives and Goals of Sustainable Development, 2030 Agenda: Hunger and Food Security, Health, Sustainable Education, Economic Growth, and Climate Change (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- An Integrative Approach to Medical Geology and Environmental Health: Practical Applications and Challenges (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Risk Characterization of Environmental/Human Health (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Allergic Diseases in Adulthood: Burden, Mechanisms and Risk Factors (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Environmental Behavior and Ecological Effects of Emerging Pollutants (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Impact of Tourism on the Environment (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Research on Environmental Exposure, Pollution, and Epidemiology (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Challenges in Human-Animal-Environment Interactions (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Air Pollution Reduction to Improve Health Outcomes (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Second Edition of Research about Risk Perception in the Environmental Health Domain (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Advances in the Field of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Healthy Farming and Environmental Pollution (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Restorative Environments and Safety at Work (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Environment and Food: Levels, Sources, and Human Health Risk (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Related Environmental and Health Problems: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Persistent Toxic Substances and Public Health (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Socio-Environmental Health and Risk Perception (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Environmental Injustice and COVID-19: Challenges and Recommendations (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Impact of Exposure to Environmental Toxic Chemicals on Human Health: Integration of Epidemiological and Toxicological Evidence (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Data Science for Pro-Environmental Behavior and Environmental Health Research (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Carbon Footprint and the Environment (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Advances in Air Pollution Meteorology Research (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Human Health (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and COVID-19 (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Other Stressors: Impacts on Fetal Development, Birth Outcomes, Children’s Health and Beyond (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Food Chemistry and Contaminants: Bridging the Gap between Sustainability, Environmental, and Public Health (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Research on Air Pollution and Health Effects (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Human in a Safe and Healthy Urban Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Health Impact Assessment (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Environmental Health in Latin America and the Caribbean (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Diet and Nutrition: Metabolic Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Heat Zone and Disease Incidence (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Forest Therapy and Health (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in the Understanding of the Significance of Environmental Human-Made Electromagnetic Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Micro- and Nanoparticles: Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- State-of-the-Art of Infectious Diseases and Public Health (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Human-Centered Approach in City Regeneration (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Groundwater Quality and Contamination Remediation in Urbanized Area (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Interactions between Health, Environment and Economic Development (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Impact of Environmental Regulation on Green Economic Development (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Built Environment and Public Health: Land Use, Neighborhoods, and Housing (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- The Environment and Sustainable Travel Behavior (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Progress in Indoor Environmental Quality in the Built Environment (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Advanced Studies in Microplastic Pollution (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development of Urban (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Innovations in Environmental Technologies for Better Health (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Respiratory Health Effects of Environmental and Occupational Exposures (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Environmental Risks in Travel Behavior (Deadline: 16 February 2024)
- The Impacts of Green Space on Environmental and Human Well-Being (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Urban Land Utilisation and Disaster Resilience (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- The Role of Environmental Aspects in the Maintenance of Human Health (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Healthy and Resilient Cities: Urban Spatial Planning, Design and Governance (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- 2nd Edition: Mental Health and Disaster: Response, Recovery, and Preparedness for the Future (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Perinatal Environmental Health Promotion (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Heavy Metal Exposure Risks for Children in the Soil-Dust-Plant Environment (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Occurrence and Toxicity of Environmental Pollutants (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Urban Land Use Planning and Evaluation of Environmental Carrying Capacity (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Feature Papers in Environmental Exposure and Toxicology (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Restorative Environments (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Health Impact of Heavy Metal and Organic Pollution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- The Impact of Air Pollution on Ecosystem Safety, Human Health, and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Climate Change and Medical Responses (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Environmental and Occupational Health: Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Gases (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Relationship between Environmental Risk Factors and Cancer (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- A Means of Promoting the Health Benefits Derived from the Forest Environment to the General Public (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Research on Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Environmental Pollutants (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Health and Environmental Equity Challenges Due to Biogeochemical Cycle Disruptions (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
