State-of-the-Art in Environmental Exposure Assessment and Mitigation Strategies

Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue, we would like to gather novel methods of exposure assessment and mitigation strategies in a challenging and innovative way. It is more and more important to gather and converge between theories. The purpose of this Special Issue is to form a strong network of diverse researchers to solve the problems of occupational and environmental health and to promote sustainable development.

We are exposed to various risks while living. Risk consists of exposure and hazard. There are several ways to reduce exposure or hazards. This Special Issue focuses on exposure. The routes of exposure for the human are inhalation, ingestion, and skin absorption, and in special cases, they include injection. Recently, with the development of ICT, various new technologies have been introduced and innovatively developed through convergence. In addition, a complete public health solution can only be realized when technology for reducing exposure is developed based on the results of exposure assessment. For example, it is possible to use the IoT to evaluate the hazardous substances to which workers are exposed in a work environment, use drones and robots, or use artificial intelligence to prove facts that have not yet been established. With the COVID-19 pandemic, this process of change is demanding and progressing faster than expected.

There are various control methods for reducing exposure based on these exposure evaluation results. Engineering control (ventilation, removal, replacement, etc.), administrative control, and cases need to be shared. In addition, wearing a mask is not effective in terms of exposure control, but it is very important for individuals. However, the research on this has been very limited to date.

For this reason, exposure assessment is also important, but it is becoming increasingly important to propose a management method for exposure reduction.

We welcome the sharing of knowledge and experience in various exposure assessment methods and mitigation techniques. Data can be submitted in various forms such as case reports, original research, etc. Supplements (video material) for further explanation are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Ham Seunghon
Dr. Miyoung Lim
Dr. Seungho Lee
Dr. Sunju Kim
Guest Editors

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• occupational and environmental exposure assessment
• ICT
• internet of things
• big data
• artificial intelligence
• COVID-19
• respirator
• mask
• ventilation
• elimination
• substitution
• occupational hygiene mitigation and control