Atmospheric Change and Impact on Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 483
Special Issue Editor
Interests: atmospheric physics; climate variability; climate change; clouds and greenhouse gases; ozone and ultraviolet radiation; atmospheric pollution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Intense urbanization and industrial revolution during the past two centuries have caused great disturbances in the environment with tragic effects on human health and the ecological balance of our planet. Mankind began to realize these major problems after the death of thousands of people from the great smog of London, the destruction of forests by acid rain, the depletion of the ozone layer and the changing climate of our planet.
Human health is vulnerable to changes in atmospheric composition. One of the most obvious effects is erythema, the well-known reddening of the skin caused by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Excessive exposure to UV radiation causes sunburn. Chronic exposure to UV radiation causes degenerative changes in the cells, fibrous tissue and blood vessels of the skin. UV radiation also accelerates skin aging.
Air pollution is another issue. Common air pollutants include carbon oxides, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. Excessive exposure to air pollution causes respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. We are living in times of high environmental hazards, which threaten not only our ecosystems and humanity itself, but also the survival of our own planet.
This Special Issue focuses on UV radiation, ozone and air quality, and aims to enrich our knowledge for the environmental effects of these issues, in order to ensure a healthy life for future generations.
Dr. Kostas Eleftheratos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- UV radiation
- ozone
- air pollution
- effects
- human health
