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Airborne Particles Characterization, and Estimation of Exposure, Received Dose and Risk for Human Health

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3821

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Dr. Antonio Pacitto

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Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, I-03043 Cassino, Italy
Interests: air pollution; particulate matter; exposure assessment; air quality monitoring and characterization; indoor and outdoor behavior of air pollutants; indoor air quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is well known the link between airborne particles and adverse human health effects; however, every year still records millions of deaths linked to this issue.

Although a part of the scientific community has focused on these issues in the last decades, some gaps remain regarding the exposure and effects of airborne particles. A key role is played by the received dose of the airborne particles, but are we able to evaluate the real received dose? How reliable are the data of particle concentration that we can measure? How reliable is the estimation of the exposure or the received dose?

Knowing the levels of pollutants to which we are daily or sporadically (long therm exposure or short exposure) exposed and knowing a complete physical and chemical characterization of the airborne particle sources would surely help us find a way to mitigate the problem; setting new limits on pollutants and/or changing some lifestyle.

But despite several studies that address these issues, there are still difficulties in measuring these pollutants due to the reliability of the measurements obtained from non-laboratory instrumentation. Furthermore, the value of the estimated exposure and/or received dose is strictly related to the adopted model.

A significant advancement in characterizing the exposures to airborne particles with a consequent estimation of exposure received dose and risk for human health can be achieved only considering a multidisciplinary approach involving techniques, methods and know-how of air quality experts, metrologists, epidemiologists, engineers, chemists, and physicists.

In light of these topics, this Special Issue "Airborne particles characterization, and estimation of exposure, received dose and risk for human health" aims to present the latest research advancements, but not limited to, on:

- Airborne particles Characterization
- Indoor and outdoor air quality
- Evaluation of the exposure to airborne particles
- Estimation of the received dose of airborne particles
- Estimation of the risk related to the exposure of airborne particles
-Evaluation of new model or techniques for the evaluation of the exposure, received dose or risk
-Physicochemical characterization of different sources of airborne particles in both indoor and outdoor environments,
- new possible strategies or methodology to minimize the risk related to airborne particles,
- investigation on the reliability of the measurements of these pollutants and the reliability of both high and low-cost instrumentation.

Dr. Antonio Pacitto
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • air pollution
  • exposure
  • airborne particles
  • ventilation
  • portable instruments
  • indoor air quality
  • outdoor air quality
  • filtration
  • exposure population study
  • measurements
  • PM chemical
  • analysis
  • pollutant dispersion

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Evaluation of Work-Related Personal Exposure to Aerosol Particles
by Lina Davulienė, Abdullah Khan, Sergej Šemčuk, Agnė Minderytė, Mehri Davtalab, Kamilė Kandrotaitė, Vadimas Dudoitis, Ieva Uogintė, Martynas Skapas and Steigvilė Byčenkienė
Toxics 2022, 10(7), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10070405 - 21 Jul 2022
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The effects of air pollution on the general public received much attention recently. Personal exposure and deposition fraction of aerosol particles were studied in Vilnius, Lithuania, focusing on individuals working in an office and driving to work. Aerosol monitoring in the urban background [...] Read more.
The effects of air pollution on the general public received much attention recently. Personal exposure and deposition fraction of aerosol particles were studied in Vilnius, Lithuania, focusing on individuals working in an office and driving to work. Aerosol monitoring in the urban background was found to give an indication of the minimum concentrations of particulate matter (PM) expected at urban roads, as these correspond to the lowest PM concentrations measured there. In March 2021, PM2.5 concentrations at the urban background monitoring station reached values above the annual limit of 5 μg/m3 the World Health Organization in 50% of cases. Our study shows significant differences in exposure to air pollution in a car cabin and in a modern office. According to the multiple-path particle dosimetry model, the exposure of the person in the office is about 14 times lower than driving a car, where the minute deposition dose for PM1 is 0.072 µg/min for the period when the PM2.5 concentration in the urban background reaches 10 µg/m³. Compared to the PM2.5 mass concentration at the urban background station, the mean PM2.5 concentration in the vehicle reaches values that are 2–3 times higher. During the working day, when driving takes less than 10% of the time considered (commuting plus working), PM exposure during driving accounts for about 80% of the PM exposure caused by PM concentration in the office. Full article
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Ambient Air Pollution and Risk for Stroke Hospitalization: Impact on Susceptible Groups
by Chia-Hau Chang, Shih-Hsuan Chen, Peng-Huei Liu, Kuo-Chen Huang, I-Min Chiu, Hsiu-Yung Pan and Fu-Jen Cheng
Toxics 2022, 10(7), 350; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10070350 - 25 Jun 2022
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Stroke is a leading cause of death, and air pollution is associated with stroke hospitalization. However, the susceptibility factors are unclear. Retrospective studies from 2014 to 2018 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were analyzed. Adult patients (>17 years) admitted to a medical center with stroke [...] Read more.
Stroke is a leading cause of death, and air pollution is associated with stroke hospitalization. However, the susceptibility factors are unclear. Retrospective studies from 2014 to 2018 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were analyzed. Adult patients (>17 years) admitted to a medical center with stroke diagnosis were enrolled and patient characteristics and comorbidities were recorded. Air pollutant measurements, including those of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameters < 10 μm (PM10) and < 2.5 μm (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), were collected from air quality monitoring stations. During the study period, interquartile range (IQR) increments in PM2.5 on lag3 and lag4 were 12.3% (95% CI, 1.1–24.7%) and 11.5% (95% CI, 0.3–23.9%) concerning the risk of stroke hospitalization, respectively. Subgroup analysis revealed that the risk of stroke hospitalization after exposure to PM2.5 was greater for those with advanced age (≥80 years, interaction p = 0.045) and hypertension (interaction p = 0.034), after adjusting for temperature and humidity. A dose-dependent effect of PM2.5 on stroke hospitalization was evident. This is one of few studies focusing on the health effects of PM2.5 for patients with risk factors of stroke. We found that patients with risk factors, such as advanced age and hypertension, are more susceptible to PM2.5 impacts on stroke hospitalization. Full article
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