Extraction Methods of Air Pollutants from Sampling Matrices
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 November 2021) | Viewed by 3040
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The substantial and growing list of human health effects associated with exposure to air pollution, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), make understanding the underlying mechanisms critical in disease prevention and management as well as the development of regulatory standards. Toxicology studies are necessary to identify these mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets following exposure to air pollutants. This field of research frequently requires the removal of PM2.5 and other air pollutants from a collection matrix (i.e., various filter membrane materials, polyurethane foam, etc.) for use in toxicology applications. This Special Issue will focus on the extraction techniques used for toxicological analyses of PM2.5 collected on various sampling media. Papers focused on the chemical characterization and toxicity assessments of extracted air pollutants, particularly PM2.5, or comparisons of extraction techniques are of particular interest. This may also include the assessment of various fractions of extracted PM2.5 or multipollutant exposures (gases and particulates).
Dr. Courtney Roper
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- air pollutants
- fine particulate matter
- extraction
- filter extraction
- chemical characterization
- toxicity
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