Sources, Composition, and Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 51

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Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 406060, Taiwan
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; aerosol; indoor air quality; isotope; microplastic
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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan
Interests: climate change and health; environmental microorganism; air pollution and health; indoor air quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

People spend most of their time indoors. Many studies have demonstrated that exposure to indoor air pollutants, such as PM10, PM2.5, VOCs, ozone, and fungi, is linked to human health issues. Some studies also indicate that it is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the sources of these pollutants to reduce occupant exposure. Additionally, many emerging pollutants exist indoors, such as microplastics and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, but we still do not fully understand their characteristics, sources, or health effects. Furthermore, climate change has become a critical issue for our planet. Several studies have suggested that we cannot ignore its impacts on indoor air quality.

Therefore, in this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit original articles or review papers on various aspects of indoor air quality, such as source identification technology, risk assessment, chemical analysis, the impact of climate change, emerging pollutants, and control strategies. We welcome researchers to contribute original articles or review papers for peer review and possible publication.

Dr. Chien-Cheng Jung
Dr. Nai-Tzu Chen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • indoor air quality
  • aerosols
  • PM2.5
  • fungi
  • health effects
  • emergency pollutants
  • climate change

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