Integrated Human Exposure to Air Pollution

The Special Issue “Integrated human exposure to air pollution” aimed to increase the knowledge about human exposure in different micro-environments or when citizens are performing specific tasks, to demonstrate methodologies for the understanding of pollution sources and their impact on indoor and ambient air quality, and, ultimately, to identify the most effective mitigation measures to decrease human exposure and protect public health. Taking advantage on the latest available tools, such as internet of things (IoT), low-cost sensors and a wide access to online platforms and apps by the citizens, new methodologies and approaches can be implemented to understand which factors can influence human exposure to air pollution. This knowledge made available to the citizens, along with the awareness of the impact of air pollution on human life and earth systems, can empower them to act, individually or collectively, to promote behavior changes aiming to reduce pollutants’ emissions.

Overall, this Special Issue gathers fourteen peer-reviewed and open access articles that provide new insights regarding these important topics within the scope of human exposure to air pollution. A total of five main areas were discussed and explored within this special issue, which are described below, and, hopefully, can contribute to the advance of knowledge in this field.