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:
- Transport Emissions and Their Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Measurement, Evaluation and Modeling of Particulate Matter and Air Quality Index (Deadline: 19 July 2024)
- Air Quality in Metropolitan Areas and Megacities (Deadline: 26 July 2024)
- Atmospheric Pollutants: Monitoring and Observation (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Impact of Biomass Burning on Earth’s Radiation Budget, Air Quality and Human Health (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Reactive Nitrogen and Halogen in the Atmosphere (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Haze and Related Aerosol Air Pollution in Remote and Urban Areas (Deadline: 2 August 2024)
- Novel Insights into Air Pollution over East Asia (Deadline: 14 August 2024)
- Urban VOC Emission, Transport, and Chemistry (VOC/ETC) (Deadline: 23 August 2024)
- Nature-Based Countermeasures in Atmospheric and Climate Research (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Ozone Evolution in the Past and Future (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Application of Low Cost Sensors in Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases Emissions Monitoring (Deadline: 28 August 2024)
- Air Pollution in China (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Future Prospects for Air Quality Management in the 21st Century (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Air Quality in Urban-Industrial Areas: Monitoring, Source Apportionment and Management (Deadline: 2 September 2024)
- Mechanisms of Urban Ozone Pollution (Deadline: 5 September 2024)
- Gas Emissions from Soil (Deadline: 17 September 2024)
- Indoor Air Quality Control (Deadline: 18 September 2024)
- Future-Proofing Buildings for Enhanced Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort: An Opportunity for Resilient Tomorrow (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Applying Deep Learning Technology for Spatiotemporal Prediction of Air Pollution from Urban Mobile Sources (Deadline: 23 September 2024)
- Air Pollution Modeling and Observations in Asian Megacities (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Air Pollution in Asia (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors on Climate and Environment (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 18 October 2024)
- Reaction Mechanisms and Chemical Kinetics in Atmospheric Chemistry (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Advanced Research on Anthropogenic Pollutant Emission Inventory (Deadline: 28 October 2024)
- Atmospheric Black Carbon: Monitoring and Assessment (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Air Pollution in Urban and Regional Level: Sources, Sinks and Transportation (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Ozone in Stratosphere and Its Relation to Stratospheric Dynamics (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- New Insights in Air Quality Assessment: Forecasting and Monitoring (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- The Role of Vegetation in Urban Air Quality (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Industrial Emissions: Characteristics, Impacts and Control (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Atmospheric Pollution in Highly Polluted Areas (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Chemistry, Environmental Effects, and Source Analysis of Particulate Matters (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Optical and Chemical Properties of Aerosols from Biomass Combustion (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Progress in Air Pollution Dispersion and Transport over Complex Terrain (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Environmental Odour (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Urban and Regional Nitrogen Cycle and Risk Management (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Atmospheric Pollution in Mining Areas (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Measurement and Variability of Atmospheric Ozone (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Secondary Atmospheric Pollution Formations and Its Precursors (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Coordinated Control of PM2.5 and O3 and Its Impacts in China (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biomonitoring—an Effective Tool for Air Pollution Assessment (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Ammonia Emissions and Particulate Matter (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 16 January 2025)
- Development of LIDAR Techniques for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 24 January 2025)
- Shipping Emissions and Air Pollution (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Industrial Air Pollution: Emission, Management and Policy (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Managing Air Emissions for a Sustainable Livestock Industry (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Atmospheric Mercury: Sources, Transport, and Fate (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Air Quality Monitoring and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Particulate Matters in Ambient Air: Characteristics, Composition, and Sources (Deadline: 28 April 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: