Air Quality and Health in the Mediterranean
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 February 2021) | Viewed by 34383
Special Issue Editors
Interests: air quality; atmospheric aerosol; health effects; characterization of ultrafine particles; combustion generated aerosol and urban areas; black carbon and carbonaceous aerosol, and relevant toxicology
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2. Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR / Physics), University of Helsinki, PL 64, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
Interests: atmospheric and environmental sciences; air pollution; urban and indoor air quality; dynamics and physical characterization of aerosol particles; emissions and fate of atmospheric aerosols, dry deposition; exposure; modeling, analytical, and numerical methods
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Interests: particulate matter; chemical composition; air pollutant distribution; spatial distribution; seasonal variation; indoor/outdoor concentration; chemical fractionation; source tracer; source apportionment; receptor modeling; PMF; oxidative potential; oxidative stress; biomonitoring; element; environmental exposure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussions of our current state of knowledge about the interplay between air quality, human health, and the associated risks in the Mediterranean. This is one of the most controversial topics in current research. The Mediterranean region is affected by frequent dust episodes (originating from the Sahara region and crossing from south to north) and anthropogenic pollution (originating from Southern Europe and crossing from north to south). Therefore, air pollution in the Mediterranean region has complex physical-chemical characteristics for aerosols.
Air pollution is one of the leading environmental risk factors for human health globally, especially with regard to ambient fine particular matter, ozone, and some non-criteria pollutants that are considered to have the highest toxicity, such as metals, organics, black carbon, allergens, and their partitioning in both fine and ultrafine aerosol particles. The assessment of the associated risk, especially regarding the impact to the lungs, the circulatory system, and the brain, is still far from being understood. Despite extraordinary advances, a growing number of challenges remain. An emerging consensus suggests that the time has come for science to establish novel interdisciplinary research partnerships based on cross-sectoral collaborations between different areas of expertise, such as air quality, aerosol science and technology, emission research, meteorology, climatology, toxicology, epidemiology, governance, and risk management. Significant scientific evidence must be obtained to guide the development of new recommendations, policies, and legislation. Rethinking science is necessary to meet today’s priorities.
Dr. Francesca Costabile
Prof. Tareq Hussein
Dr. Lorenzo Massimi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerosol
- ultrafine particles
- toxicity
- epidemiology
- black carbon
- sand and dust storm (SDS)
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