Innovative Environmental Exposure Assessment Methods

Dear Colleagues,

We are exposed to numerous environmental contaminants through the air and water as well as food and consumer products. Understanding the influence of these pollutants on health requires exposure assessment at a population scale. The cost of traditional exposure assessment methods has challenged the feasibilities of performing these chemical measurements. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the development of lower-cost personal exposure assessment tools which use new sensor technologies and sampling methods. Decreasing exposure assessment costs not only facilitates broader application in epidemiological studies in lower-income and rural communities but supports citizen science.

This Special Issue invites manuscripts on innovative approaches for exposure assessment of environmental contaminants. Submissions describing the performance and application of these novel tools for personal exposure assessment are encouraged. Contributions demonstrating the use of these new exposure methods in less assessible communities or as a mechanism for encouraging citizen science are also welcomed.

Assist. Prof. Krystal Pollitt
Guest Editor

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