Air Quality
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Section Information
Air quality has become one of the greatest environmental issues of modern times, following improved access to fresh water in many parts of the world. Each year, both outdoor and indoor air pollution are thought to contribute to millions of premature deaths worldwide. Despite increased awareness of the hazards associated with air pollution, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of the science of air quality. Future research will lead to a better understanding of the sources of key atmospheric pollutants, including precursors and the chemistry that leads to production of atmospheric toxins. Improvements are needed in our understanding of the epidemiology of air quality and our understanding is also limited by a lack of comprehensive atmospheric composition measurements in the heterogeneous urban air-shed. Advances in air quality modelling techniques are also needed, as is an understanding of how to bridge the scales between atmospheric models and atmospheric observations. This section aims to publish research that contributes to a better understanding of all these aspects of air quality.
Keywords
- Sources of atmospheric pollutants;
- Hazardous and toxic substances;
- Air quality modelling;
- Air quality management;
- Sampling and analysis, measurement of air pollution;
- Atmospheric dispersion and transport;
- Air-surface (soil, water, and vegetation) exchange of pollutants;
- Indoor air quality;
- Air pollution meteorology;
- Air pollution climatology;
- Atmospheric impact assessment;
- Dry and wet deposition;
- Atmospheric chemistry;
- Greenhouse gases;
- Pollution control technologies;
- Energy and air pollution;
- Exposure assessment of air pollution.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Particulate Matters in Ambient Air: Characteristics, Composition, and Sources (Deadline: 28 April 2025)
- Future Prospects for Air Quality Management in the 21st Century (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Innovative Solutions for Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment in Environmental Systems (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Atmospheric Particulate Matter: Origin, Sources, and Composition (Deadline: 16 May 2025)
- Chemistry, Environmental Effects, and Source Analysis of Particulate Matters (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Atmospheric Pollution in Highly Polluted Areas (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Applying Deep Learning Technology for Spatiotemporal Prediction of Air Pollution from Urban Mobile Sources (Deadline: 9 June 2025)
- Advanced Research on Anthropogenic Pollutant Emission Inventory (Deadline: 9 June 2025)
- Air Quality in Poland (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- New Insights in Air Quality Assessment: Forecasting and Monitoring (Deadline: 27 June 2025)
- Secondary Atmospheric Pollution Formations and Its Precursors (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Biogenic and Anthropogenic Volatile Organic Compounds: Sources, Transport, and Impacts on Atmospheric Chemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Characteristics and Trends of Air Pollutants and Their Relationship to Atmospheric Circulations (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Industrial Emissions: Characteristics, Impacts and Control (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Physical and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter: Ambient, Personal, and Indoor Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Atmospheric Pollution in Mining Areas (Deadline: 28 July 2025)
- Coordinated Control of PM2.5 and O3 and Its Impacts in China (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Urban and Regional Nitrogen Cycle and Risk Management (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Brake and Tire Non-Exhaust Emissions and Air Pollution (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Planetary Boundary Layer Dynamics and Their Influence on Atmospheric Pollution (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Development of LIDAR Techniques for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Long-Term Dust Transport (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Atmospheric Chemistry in Urban Environments: Insights into Organic Compounds, Aerosols, and Haze Formation Mechanisms (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Anthropogenic Pollutants in Environmental Geochemistry (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Environmental Odour (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Aviation Emissions and Their Impact on Air Quality (Deadline: 6 September 2025)
- Impacts of Anthropogenic Emissions on Air Quality (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Atmospheric Pollutants: Monitoring and Observation (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Ammonia Emissions and Particulate Matter (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 26 September 2025)
- Remote Sensing in Air Quality Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Airborne Micro and Nanoplastics: Detection, Dynamics, and Exposure Assessment (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Industrial Air Pollution: Emission, Management and Policy (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Atmospheric Aerosol Pollution (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Global and Regional Perspectives on Particulate Matter and Air Quality: Environmental and Health Impacts, Challenges, Policies, and Solutions (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Air Quality in Metropolitan Areas and Megacities (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Transport GHG Emissions (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advances in Predicting Peak Values in Atmospheric and Air Quality Studies (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Air Pollution in Italy: Effects, Sources and Control (Deadline: 2 December 2025)
- Interactions of Urban Greenings and Air Pollution (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Urban Carbon Emissions: Measurement and Modeling (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Atmospheric Pollution Dynamics in China (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Air Pollution: Emission Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Chemical Characterization of Urban Air Pollution (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: