Interventions, Practices, and Policies to Reduce Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure and Health Outcomes
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 87
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Interests: air pollution; cardiovascular disease; transportation; environmental epidemiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Particulate matter air pollution, driven by industrial emissions and vehicular exhaust, remains a critical global threat to human health and ecosystems, contributing to millions of premature deaths annually. This Special Issue focuses on evidence-based interventions and practices to mitigate exposure to airborne pollutants and evaluate their health benefits, with an emphasis on toxic chemicals and their health impacts across policy and community implementations. We invite original research and reviews that address solutions to reduce pollution exposure through technological advancements, community-driven initiatives, and actionable public health strategies with quantified health outcome assessments.
This Special Issue seeks contributions spanning but not limited to the following themes:
- Smart urban, building, and transportation design integrating air quality sensors and green infrastructure to mitigate exposure and associated disease burdens.
- Personal/community-level strategies to reduce exposure (e.g., N95 respirators, indoor air purifiers) and their effectiveness in preventing adverse health outcomes.
- Behavioral and educational campaigns targeting marginalized populations (e.g., children, outdoor workers, low-income communities) to improve human health in pollution-related morbidity reduction.
Please email the editors if you have an idea for a paper that is not included in the themes of the Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Douglas Brugge
Guest Editor
Dr. Shir Ginzburg
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- exposure reduction
- health outcomes
- interventions
- particulate matter
- randomized trials
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