Toxicity and Human Health Assessment of Air Pollutants

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution has been shown to be responsible for the morbidity and mortality of a variety of major diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that almost all of the global population breathe air that exceeds WHO guidelines and contains high levels of pollutants. To date, however, the key constituents of air pollution which impact health and the potential mechanisms remain largely unstudied. In addition, comprehensive assessments of evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies, high-quality cohort studies, and high-resolution model simulations of health impacts are still substantially sparse. Hence, assessing the health risks, identifying the toxic effects, and elucidating the underlying mechanisms are of great importance. In the Special Issue “Toxicity and Human Health Assessment of Air Pollutants”, we aim to present a collection of original articles or reviews on the following topics:

1. Exposure assessment in the locality, region, and microenvironments impacted by ambient air pollution.
2. Identification of the key constituents of air pollution which impact health.
3. Evaluation of the toxic mechanisms and signal pathways of air pollutants.
4. Assessing and modeling the effect of air pollution on health risk.
5. Development of novel methodologies for assessing the toxicity and health effects of air pollutants.

Dr. Ting Wang
Dr. Tingting Ku
Dr. Jia Xu
Guest Editors

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