Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposures and Human Health Risk

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollutants pose a significant risk to human health, and almost the entire global population breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits. Ambient fine particulate matter is among the most hazardous of all air pollutants. Daily exposure to ambient fine particulate matter has been linked to an increased risk of mortality, yet our understanding of its effects on morbidity, potential biological mechanisms, and the susceptible population remains limited.

This Special Issue of Toxics is devoted to emerging research on the adverse effects of ambient fine particulate matter exposure on health risk. Topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to, diseases of the respiratory system, the circulatory system, and the responses of other systems to particulate matter; an examination of interaction effects between ambient fine particulate matter and other air pollutants or meteorological factors, etc.; an estimation of the causal effects of ambient fine particulate matter and health; an exploration of disease mechanisms using multi-omics analysis such as transcriptomics and metagenomics; and exposure risk assessment in human populations.

We welcome contributions that shed light on these critical areas, providing insights that can inform policy, guide interventions, and ultimately protect public health against air pollution.

Prof. Dr. Shengzhi Sun
Dr. Mingluan Xing
Guest Editors

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• environmental toxicology
• air pollution
• ambient fine particulate matter exposures
• exposure risk assessment
• mechanisms of environmental diseases