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Air Pollution Exposure and Health Risks

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 9256

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Sarav Arunachalam

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Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Interests: developing modeling and analyses methods and applications to support sound environmental policy, focused on air pollution and health risk

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental exposures have profound effects on health and disease. Air pollution, in particular, on account not only of its impact on climate change, but also its impact on public and individual health due to increasing morbidity and mortality, has a significant effect. There are many pollutants that are major factors in disease in humans. While air pollution is a complex mixture of substances, most health effects are associated with the major components of smog, namely, fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and sulfur dioxide. Less considered is the need to move beyond epidemiological studies that demonstrate correlations in patterns of environmental exposures to improve exposure assessments in support of improving health risk assessments. Studies addressing this issue are invited for this Special Issue.

Dr. Sarav Arunachalam
Guest Editor

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Will Smog Cause Mental Health Problems? Indication from a Microsurvey of 35 Major Cities in China
by Yanming Li, Ying Xin, Kangyin Lu, Wencui Du and Fei Guo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(23), 12388; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph182312388 - 25 Nov 2021
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Using the survey data of 21,861 participants from 35 major cities in China in 2018 and 2019, the effect of air quality on participants’ mental health was empirically tested based on the ordered probit model. The results showed that smog can significantly influence [...] Read more.
Using the survey data of 21,861 participants from 35 major cities in China in 2018 and 2019, the effect of air quality on participants’ mental health was empirically tested based on the ordered probit model. The results showed that smog can significantly influence the mental health of participants. The better the air quality, the better the participants’ mental health, while poor air quality results in poor mental health. The older and higher-paid participants demonstrated poorer mental health. Additionally, for different health conditions, the air quality had different effects on the participants’ mental health. The healthier the participants, the more sensitive their mental health to changes in air pollution; the poorer the physical condition of the participants, the less sensitive their mental health to changes in air quality. Therefore, we need to more comprehensively and scientifically understand the effect of air quality on health. We need to pay attention not only to the adverse effects of smog on participants’ physical health, but also to its effects on participants’ mental health to improve both the physical and mental health of participants by improving the air quality. Full article
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Visualizing the Invisible: Visual-Based Design and Efficacy in Air Quality Messaging
by Zoey Rosen, Channing Bice and Stephanie Scott
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(20), 10882; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph182010882 - 16 Oct 2021
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This study examines the effect and efficacy of visual designs for messages about poor air quality. The study utilized a 2 (message efficacy: high vs. low) × 2 (message design: visual vs. text) between-subjects experimental design, of N = 95 students from a [...] Read more.
This study examines the effect and efficacy of visual designs for messages about poor air quality. The study utilized a 2 (message efficacy: high vs. low) × 2 (message design: visual vs. text) between-subjects experimental design, of N = 95 students from a large Western university. This experiment assessed the effects of message design and efficacy of language on students’ visual comprehension, source credibility, self-efficacy, and protective behavioral intention. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were partially supported, finding that there were some statistically significant effects for efficacy and message design on students’ comprehension and protective behavioral intention. Future work should focus on strategies for more salient air quality health communication because wildfires will continue to impact the western United States. Full article
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Impact of Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Pollution on Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
by Hongbo Chen, Junhui Wu, Mengying Wang, Siyue Wang, Jiating Wang, Huan Yu, Yonghua Hu and Shaomei Shang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(18), 9644; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189644 - 13 Sep 2021
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The impact of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on the incidence of knee osteoarthritis is unclear, especially in Beijing which is a highly polluted city. We conducted a time-series study to examine the correlation between PM2.5 exposure and outpatient [...] Read more.
The impact of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on the incidence of knee osteoarthritis is unclear, especially in Beijing which is a highly polluted city. We conducted a time-series study to examine the correlation between PM2.5 exposure and outpatient visits for knee osteoarthritis in Beijing. Changes (in percentage) in the number of outpatient visits corresponding to every 10-μg/m3 increase in the PM2.5 concentration were determined using a generalized additive quasi-Poisson model. There were records of 9,797,446 outpatient visits for knee osteoarthritis in the study period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2017. The daily concentration of PM2.5 was 86.8 (74.3) μg/m3 over this period. A 10-μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 concentrations on lag days 0–3 was associated with a 1.41% (95% confidence interval: 1.40–1.41%) increase in outpatient visits for knee osteoarthritis. Females and patients aged above 65 years were more sensitive to the adverse effects of PM2.5 exposure. The present findings demonstrate that short-term exposure to PM2.5 resulted in an increase in the number of outpatient visits for knee osteoarthritis in Beijing. The findings shed light on the effects of air pollution on knee osteoarthritis and could guide risk-mitigating strategies in cities such as Beijing. Full article
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