Air Pollutants: Sources, Characteristics, Environmental Impacts and Human Health Risks
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: air pollutants; secondary organic aerosol formation; brown carbon; optical properties; atmospheric chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air pollution remains one of the most critical global environmental challenges, significantly impacting public health and ecosystem stability. As urbanization and industrial activities intensify, the complexity of air pollutants—ranging from traditional particulate matter (PM2.5) and trace gases to carbonaceous aerosols and emerging contaminants—continues to evolve. Among these pollutants, ground-level ozone (O3) has emerged as a major secondary pollutant, posing increasing risks to respiratory health and vegetation. Moreover, the synergistic control of PM2.5 and O3 has become a priority in air quality management because of their intertwined formation pathways involving common precursors such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. Understanding the intricate links between the chemical characterization of these pollutants and their subsequent toxicological effects is paramount for developing effective mitigation strategies.
This Special Issue, "Air Pollutants: Sources, Characteristics, Environmental Impacts and Human Health Risks," aims to collect recent studies that address these challenges. We welcome research that explores the lifecycle of air pollutants, from source identification to their biological impacts. We are also interested in studies that apply advanced data analysis and spatiotemporal frameworks to help elucidate the relationships between environmental exposure and health outcomes, as well as studies investigating coordinated control strategies for PM2.5 and O3.
Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Source apportionment and chemical characterization of air pollutants;
- Impacts of specific emission sources (e.g., biomass burning and traffic) on air quality and public health;
- Application of data-driven methods in air pollution characterization and health risk assessment;
- Formation mechanisms, sources, and coordinated control strategies for PM2.5 and O3 pollution;
- Toxicological studies on the effects of air pollution on human health.
Dr. Xiaotong Jiang
Dr. Yinxiao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- air pollution
- source apportionment
- air quality
- PM2.5
- atmospheric chemistry
- biomass burning
- data-driven analysis
- toxicology
- human health effects
- environmental impacts
- ozone
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