Effects of VOCs on Environment and Human Health
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (24 October 2023) | Viewed by 899
Special Issue Editors
Interests: volatile organic compounds; mass spectrometry development and application; VOC biomarkers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) refers to a wide range of carbon-containing chemical compounds. VOCs exist naturally in the atmosphere through processes including vegetation growth and soil activity, as well as in biomass burning. However, a significant portion of VOC build-up in the atmosphere come from man-made sources. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to VOCs as pollutants and health hazards. This Special Issue will focus on VOCs and their effects on human health and the environment. This Special Issue will cover various topics, including but not limited to (1) environmental issues caused by VOCs, (2) the effects of VOCs on human health, (3) pollution control technology for VOC emissions, (4) VOC detection technology, and (5) research on exhaled VOC biomarkers, etc.
With this Special Issue, we aim to provide a platform for frontier research on environmental effects, pollution control technologies, health effects, detection technologies, new diagnostic methods, etc., carried out around VOCs.
This Special Issue will be related and will supplement existing literature such as:
Luigi Perbellini, Lorenzo Monasta. 2021. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Their Meaning in Human Health. Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/si/46348.
Igor Jerković. 2019. Progress in Volatile Organic Compounds Research. Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/si/18567.
Dr. Zhen Li
Dr. Bo Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- air pollution
- detection technology
- pollution control technology
- VOCs biomarkers
- atmospheric chemical reaction
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