Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in the Living and Working Environment
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 447
Special Issue Editors
Interests: indoor air quality; aerosols; health effects of air pollutants; environmental justice
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous and include hundreds of chemicals, such as formaldehyde and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX). Exposure to VOCs occurs indoors and outdoors; however, measured VOC concentrations inside residential and occupational environments are up to five times higher than those outdoors. These levels are the result of a wide range of activities, ranging from home-cleaning to industrial operations. Exposure to VOCs has been associated with a multitude of health effects, including skin, eye, and respiratory irritation as well as headaches, neurological issues, reproductive complications, and cancer. Understanding and monitoring indoor VOC exposure is essential to reduce potential adverse health outcomes.
Reducing exposure to VOCs requires a wide range of approaches that encompass the evaluation of VOC levels and health effects, the development of diagnostic tools (such as personal exposure monitors, internal dose measurements, and modeling tools) and engineering control systems (such as adsorption systems and emission control techniques), as well as regulatory strategies. Papers addressing these topics are invited for the Special Issue ‘Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in the Living and Working Environment’, especially those that combine high research standards and practice to provide safe and healthy environments indoors, including households and occupational spaces.
Dr. Lupita Montoya
Dr. Esra Mutlu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indoor air pollution
- health equity
- vulnerable populations
- residential pollution
- occupational exposure
- emerging contaminants
- healthy indoor environments
- environmental justice
- environmental issues of concern
