Environmental Signaling & Human Health

Dear Colleagues,

The study of the chemistry of community soils and signaling between the environment and people is a long-term interest. Most of the world’s human population lives in cities, and there are many questions that need to be addressed: What is the state of knowledge about the chemistry of urban environments? What are the effects of environmental chemistry on human exposure, morbidity, and societal health? What are the effects on various members of society, children vs. adults, men vs. women, and members of various racial, cultural, and socioeconomic groups? What is known about the specific components (playgrounds, elementary schools, residential areas) of the city that must be preserved to serve the long-term needs of urban residents.

The concept of environmental signals provides insights to address the impact of biochemically active toxicants on humans, other species, and the ecosystems they share. Disruption of the broad signaling systems has the potential for global change that transcends the biological systems of all organisms, including humans. Air and water quality, vegetation and soils in urban and suburban environments are exposed to anthropogenic influences and disruptions. Studying and mitigating negative environmental consequences of the anthropogenic and technogenic pressures are among the key tasks of environmental research.

This Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on the current state of knowledge on the links between environmental signals and human health. New research papers, reviews, case reports and conference papers are welcome to this issue. Papers dealing with new advanced approaches and smart technologies to monitor, model, and assess environmental consequences and risks in cities and towns for health prevention purposes or risk assessment and management are also welcome. Other manuscript types accepted include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports, and commentaries. We will accept manuscripts from all disciplines including exposure assessment science, epidemiology, intervention studies, risk and health impact assessment, soil risk management and mitigation strategies.

Dr. Howard Mielke
Dr. Anna Paltseva
Guest Editors

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• environmental signals
• toxicants
• environmental pollution
• exposure assessment
• health prevention
• soil