The 2nd Edition: Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Air".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 4197
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric chemistry and modeling; aerosol science; Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Particulate Matter (PM); breath analysis; monitoring strategies; odors monitoring; emissions from materials; sensors network; PM chemical characterization; sustainability; environmental health
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Interests: atmospheric pollution; indoor air quality (IAQ); volatile organic compounds (VOCs); particulate matter (PM); breath analysis; monitoring strategies; odors monitoring; emissions from materials and consumer products; primary and secondary pollutants; test emission chambers; sensors networks; PM chemical characterization
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Interests: atmospheric chemistry and modeling; indoor air quality (IAQ); volatile organic compounds (VOCs); particulate matter (PM); breath analysis; monitoring strategies; odors monitoring; emissions from materials; sensors networks; PM chemical characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, increasing urbanization along with industrial development have remarkably contributed to particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutant concentration into the atmosphere. Epidemiological studies show a high correlation between inhalation exposure to atmospheric pollutants and increased incidence of respiratory diseases and cancer. In fact, it has been estimated that more than 8.0 million people worldwide are dying every year as a result of atmospheric pollution exposure. Overall exposure may be exacerbated in complex industrial and urban settlements where different anthropogenic sources coexist and synergistically affect air quality (power plants, industries, vehicle exhausts, combustion processes).
Conventional methodological approaches for air quality monitoring and control are based on the measurement and characterization of the main pollutants emitted by ducted emission sources and at fixed sites, as prescribed by EU legislation. These approaches, however, do not allow accurately discriminating among different emissive contributions to identify both short-term emission sources and fugitive emissions to monitor in real time the impact of pollutants on the surrounding area and to intervene in case of critical events through processing control and abatement strategies. Therefore, in addition to conventional approaches, the development of innovative methodological approaches providing high temporal and spatial resolution data should be promoted in order to improve air quality monitoring and to preserve public health. Inhalation exposure to pollutants of concern may occur both outdoors and indoors. In the last few decades, indeed, the use of synthetic materials in building and furnishing, the adoption of new lifestyles, the progressive isolation of buildings, and the extensive use of products for cleaning and personal hygiene have contributed to the deterioration of indoor air quality (IAQ) and introduced new sources of risk to humans.
It is therefore a priority to evaluate both indoor and outdoor air quality in order to identify critical issues and risk factors for human health. Given the success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality” published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/out_in_Air), we would like to continue exploring this topic.
Prof. Dr. Gianluigi de Gennaro
Dr. Jolanda Palmisani
Dr. Alessia Di Gilio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- VOCs
- particulate matter
- metals
- odors
- atmospheric pollution
- indoor air quality
- high resolution monitoring
- remediation strategies
- exposure assessment
- environmental risk
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