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As all of the articles published in Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304) are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We invite you to read our selected papers in the Section “Air Pollution and Health”, which are listed below.

1. “Predicting of Daily PM_2.5 Concentration Employing Wavelet Artificial Neural Networks Based on Meteorological Elements in Shanghai, China”
by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He and Zhaosheng Wang
Toxics 2023, 11(1), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11010051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/1/51

2. “Causal Associations of PM_2.5 and GDM: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study”
by Yi Yang, Xianli Ma, Weiyi Pang and Caina Jiang
Toxics 2023, 11(2), 171; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020171
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/2/171

3. “Microplastics in the Lung Tissues Associated with Blood Test Index”
by Shuguang Wang, Wenfeng Lu, Qingdong Cao, Changli Tu, Chenghui Zhong, Lan Qiu, Saifeng Li, Han Zhang, Meiqi Lan, Liqiu Qiu et al.
Toxics 2023, 11(9), 759; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11090759
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/9/759

4. “Future Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to PM_2.5 in Different Age Groups of Children in Northern Thailand”
by Teerachai Amnuaylojaroen and Nichapa Parasin
Toxics 2023, 11(3), 291; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11030291
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/3/291

5. “Perspective on Particulate Matter: From Biomass Burning to the Health Crisis in Mainland Southeast Asia”
by Teerachai Amnuaylojaroen and Nichapa Parasin
Toxics 2023, 11(7), 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11070553
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/7/553

6. “Aerosol Emissions from Heated Tobacco Products: A Review Focusing on Carbonyls, Analytical Methods, and Experimental Quality”
by Roberto A. Sussman, Federica Sipala, Rosalia Emma and Simone Ronsisvalle
Toxics 2023, 11(12), 947; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11120947
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/12/947

7. “Occurrence, Sources, and Health Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Road Environments from Harbin, a Megacity of China”
by Jin-Nong Li, Ye Zhang, Jian-Xin Wang, Hang Xiao, Anatoly Nikolaev, Yi-Fan Li, Zi-Feng Zhang and Zhong-Hua Tang
Toxics 2023, 11(8), 695; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11080695
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/8/695

8. “Spatial Distribution, Sources, Air–Soil Exchange, and Health Risks of Parent PAHs and Derivative-Alkylated PAHs in Different Functional Areas of an Oilfield Area in the Yellow River Delta, North China”
by Xiongfei Zhang, Anan Qi, Pengcheng Wang, Qi Huang, Tong Zhao, Caiqing Yan, Lingxiao Yang and Wenxing Wang
Toxics 2023, 11(6), 540; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11060540
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/6/540

9. “Significance of Volatile Organic Compounds to Secondary Pollution Formation and Health Risks Observed during a Summer Campaign in an Industrial Urban Area”
by Li Cao, Qihui Men, Zihao Zhang, Hao Yue, Shijie Cui, Xiangpeng Huang, Yunjiang Zhang, Junfeng Wang, Mindong Chen and Haiwei Li
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/34

10. “Effects of Ambient O₃ on Respiratory Mortality, Especially the Combined Effects of PM_2.5 and O₃”
by Ye Deng, Junlong Wang, Li Sun, Yue Wang, Jiaoyang Chen, Zhixin Zhao, Tianyun Wang, Yuting Xiang, Yuting Wang, Jiamei Chen et al.
Toxics 2023, 11(11), 892; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11110892
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/11/892

11. “Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Dust in Vilnius Schools: Source Identification, Pollution Levels, and Potential Health Risks for Children”
by Murat Huseyin Unsal, Gytautas Ignatavičius, Arunas Valiulis, Nina Prokopciuk, Roberta Valskienė and Vaidotas Valskys
Toxics 2024, 12(3), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12030224
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/3/224

12. “The Cytotoxic Effects of Fine Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) from Different Sources at the Air–Liquid Interface Exposure on A549 Cells”
by Zhansheng Yan, Pengxiang Ge, Zhenyu Lu, Xiaoming Liu, Maoyu Cao, Wankang Chen and Mindong Chen
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/21

13. “The Measurement of Atmospheric Black Carbon: A Review”
by Zhiqing Zhang, Yuan Cheng, Linlin Liang and Jiumeng Liu
Toxics 2023, 11(12), 975; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11120975
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/11/12/975

14. “Real-Time Exposure to 3D-Printing Emissions Elicits Metabolic and Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Human Airway Epithelial Cells”
by Xiaojia He, Lillie Marie Barnett, Jennifer Jeon, Qian Zhang, Saeed Alqahtani, Marilyn Black, Jonathan Shannahan and Christa Wright
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/67

15. “Ambient Air Pollution and Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis”
by Cuiyao Xie, Xi Xia, Kai Wang, Jie Yan, Lijun Bai, Liqiong Guo, Xiaoxue Li and Shaowei Wu
Toxics 2025, 13(2), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics13020139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/2/139