Effects of Indoor Air Pollutants on Children

Indoor air pollution (IAP) represents the indoor air concentrations of pollutants that are known or suspected to affect people’s comfort, environmental satisfaction, health, work or school performance. IAP is ubiquitous, and represents a mix of many forms, including particulate matter, chemical gases or biological agents.

The health impacts of IAP may be even greater than those of outdoor air pollution, and are particularly harmful to vulnerable populations like children, because of their not fully developed respiratory and immune systems, and their relative higher air intake.

Given the above referred, this Special Issue will focus on exposure to pollutants in indoor air and their impacts on children’s health, including all types of pollutants (even emerging), and including undesired health effects of different types, ranging from sensory annoyance or discomfort to severe health injuries, both short-term and chronic effects. This Special Issue welcomes exposure studies at any time during the entire childhood (from newborn to adulthood), and in any indoor environment (households, kindergartens, schools, transports, etc.). By doing so, this Special Issue will be a useful supplement to the exiting literature, gathering worldwide innovative research that may contribute with evidence for the development of better supported international recommendations for children’s health protection.

Dr. Pedro Branco
Guest Editor

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• Indoor air
• exposure
• Inhaled dose
• Health
• Children