Indoor Air Quality and Health Impacts
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 August 2022) | Viewed by 8481
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental chemistry; heavy metals; environmental pollution
Interests: geomedical health; toxicology
Interests: environmental chemistry; human biomonitoring; exposure assessment; food safety; emerging contaminants; endocrine disrupting chemicals; brominated flame retardants; plasticizers; phthalates; bisphenols; human health effects; wildlife exposure
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Dear Colleagues,
One of our era's greatest scourges is air pollution, on account not only of its impact on climate change but also its impact on public and individual health due to increased morbidity and mortality. Indoor pollution sources that release gases or particles into the air are the primary cause of home indoor air quality problems. Inadequate ventilation can increase indoor pollutant levels by not bringing in enough outdoor air to dilute indoor sources emissions and not carrying indoor air pollutants out of the home. High temperature and humidity levels can also increase concentrations of some contaminants. Indoor environmental quality is essential considering we spend around 90% of our time indoors. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), levels of some pollutants are two to five times higher indoors than outdoors. While indoors, people are getting exposed to these chemicals, which is a cause for concern. This is especially concerning for people more susceptible to adverse effects, such as young children with developing bodies, older people with weak bodies and immune systems, pregnant women, and those with heart and respiratory problems. There are many sources of these pollutants in indoor environments such as building materials, personal care products, indoor cooking and cleaning products, outdoor air pollutants via cross-ventilation, lack of good mechanical ventilation, use of pesticides, and furnishings.
Along with these chemicals, natural origin pollutants such as radon, mold, bacteria and pet dander, etc., are other indoor pollution causes. Several indoor pollutants have carcinogenic and endocrine disruption properties that cause several health implications. The only way to tackle this problem is through public awareness coupled with a multidisciplinary approach by scientific experts; national and international organizations must address the emergence of this threat and propose sustainable solutions. The mission of this collection is to find and make direct articles on the subject of indoor air quality and health impacts covering its different aspects. This collection provides the readers and authors with a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere to update them on indoor pollution. Original papers, review papers, and short communications are all welcomed for submission.
Dr. Nadeem Ali
Dr. Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
Dr. Malarvannan Govindan
Dr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- indoor air quality
- environmental contaminants
- monitoring atmospheric data
- indoor air pollution
- particulate matter absorption
- public Health
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