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Toxicology and Health Effects of Air Pollution

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 December 2024 | Viewed by 2751

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Dan Li

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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP (3)), Fudan Tyndall Center, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: air pollution; bioaerosol; antibiotic resistance; toxicology; health effects

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution is considered to be the fourth leading risk factor for mortality around the world, causing a great global disease burden. Exposure to air pollution is closely related to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and even high rates of mortality. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted to elucidate the toxicity of air pollution, as well as their harmful effects on human health. Therefore, the main goal of this Special Issue is to help to explain the toxicology of air pollution and its harmful health effects.

We encourage submissions on the toxicology of various air pollutants, including, but not limited to, research on airborne particulate matter, chemical pollutants, and emerging contaminants. Example topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • The key toxic components of air pollution, their sources, and exposure pathways;
  • Methods for individual- and population-level exposure assessment;
  • The disturbing effects of air pollution on critical signal paths;
  • The biological effects and toxicological mechanisms of toxic components of air pollution;
  • Potential bodily responses and damage mechanisms induced by air pollution;
  • The connection between air pollution and related diseases and its possible influencing mechanisms.

Dr. Dan Li
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • air pollution
  • toxic effects
  • toxicity mechanism
  • biomarker
  • harmful health effects

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Do Chinese Residents’ Perceptions of Air Pollution Affect Their Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Environmental Knowledge
by Yiru Chen, Chuntian Lu, Linhe Zhang and Yijing Huang
Atmosphere 2024, 15(10), 1167; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15101167 - 29 Sep 2024
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Air pollution has become an important environmental and public health problem in China; improving air quality has become one of the most important tasks of the Chinese central government in recent years. In all aspects of environmental governance, the public’s pro-environmental behavior is [...] Read more.
Air pollution has become an important environmental and public health problem in China; improving air quality has become one of the most important tasks of the Chinese central government in recent years. In all aspects of environmental governance, the public’s pro-environmental behavior is crucial to comprehensively improve air quality. This study used data provided by the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS) to explore the relationship between air pollution perception, environmental knowledge, and pro-environmental behavior. The results of the study indicated that: (1) Residents’ subjective perception of air pollution has a significant positive impact on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors. The more serious the air pollution in the surrounding area is, the more likely residents are to adopt more pro-environmental behaviors; (2) Environmental knowledge also has a positive impact on residents’ pro-environmental behaviors and individuals with higher environmental knowledge are more likely to adopt more pro-environment behaviors; and (3) Environmental knowledge plays a positive regulating role in the relationship between air pollution perception and pro-environmental behavior. Individuals with higher environmental knowledge are more willing to engage in more pro-environmental behaviors when they perceive air pollution. To promote the residents’ pro-environmental behaviors, we should further strengthen the education of environmental knowledge and strengthen the disclosure of environmental information. This study provides valuable insights for China to formulate environmental governance policies, enrich the research on pro-environmental behavior to a certain extent, and provide lessons for other developing countries and high-polluting countries to find environmental governance methods. Full article
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Do Chinese Residents’ Perceptions of Air Pollution Affect Their Evaluation of Central Government Performance? The Moderating Role of Environmental Knowledge
by Yifei Shen, Chuntian Lu and Meng Liu
Atmosphere 2024, 15(7), 762; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15070762 - 26 Jun 2024
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In China, winning the battle for blue skies is a focal point of the central government’s environmental governance efforts. Public evaluations provide validity and legitimacy to the Chinese government’s top-level design for environmental governance. This study utilizes data from two waves of the [...] Read more.
In China, winning the battle for blue skies is a focal point of the central government’s environmental governance efforts. Public evaluations provide validity and legitimacy to the Chinese government’s top-level design for environmental governance. This study utilizes data from two waves of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) conducted in 2013 and 2021, paired with objective air quality data, to conduct a longitudinal analysis of public evaluation of central government environmental governance in China. Furthermore, it explores the relationships between perceived air pollution, objective air quality, environmental knowledge, and public assessment of central government environmental performance. The findings indicate the following: (1) Over the past decade, there has been a noticeable improvement in air quality in China, leading to a significant enhancement in public perception of the central government’s environmental performance. (2) Subjective perceptions of air pollution have a significant negative impact on evaluations of the central government, whereas objective environmental governance measures do not exhibit significant effects. (3) Environmental knowledge plays a negative moderating role in the relationship between perceived air pollution and public assessment of central government environmental performance; individuals with higher levels of environmental knowledge tend to express greater dissatisfaction with the central government’s environmental performance upon perceiving air pollution. These research findings offer valuable insights for informing the formulation of environmental governance policies by the central government of China and provide lessons for other developing and highly polluting countries. Full article
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Endotoxins in Household Dust in Northern China: Associations with Home Environment Factors and Childhood Asthma and Allergies
by Yuxuan Zhao, Yixin Liu, Lianwang Cui, Jing Hou, Feng Gao, Dan Norback and Yuexia Sun
Atmosphere 2024, 15(7), 759; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15070759 - 26 Jun 2024
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The available information on endotoxin in Chinese households is limited and there is inconsistency regarding its impact on asthma and allergies in children. A case-control study was performed in 324 homes in Tianjin, China. Linear regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants [...] Read more.
The available information on endotoxin in Chinese households is limited and there is inconsistency regarding its impact on asthma and allergies in children. A case-control study was performed in 324 homes in Tianjin, China. Linear regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants of endotoxin concentrations in household dust. Logistic regression models were employed to investigate the associations of endotoxin concentrations with asthma and allergies in children. Endotoxin concentrations were determined from 284 valid dust samples, ranging from 94 to 11,625 EU/g, with a mean concentration of 3638 EU/g. We found a significant positive association between endotoxin concentrations and children’s current asthma. Old houses, ventilation systems without exhaust fans and windows opened infrequently were related to higher concentrations of endotoxins. In conclusion, endotoxin exposure in the home might be a risk factor for current asthma in children. Strategies for controlling endotoxin concentrations such as building maintenance and ventilation improvements are recommended. Full article
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