Sustainable Urban Environments: Air Quality and Aerosol Particle Detection

Dear Colleagues:

Air quality of urban environments is closely related to the quality of life and physical health of human beings and aerosols and ozone have emerged as critical air pollutants in urban environments that threaten human health and affect climate change. The chemical composition and formation mechanisms of air pollutants are complicated, posing a grand challenge in terms of developing effective control strategies. The detection of air pollutants is a regular measure to quantify the air pollution level and understand the chemistry, sources, and health effects of air pollution. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to report the latest scientific progress in the scope of air quality and aerosol detection, with the aim of helping the community gain access to the newest research data on air pollutants and provide comprehensive analyses of the drivers behind the air pollution. The final purpose of this Special Issue is to develop effective control strategies for the mitigation of air pollution.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome and research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Improvements in the detection technologies for aerosols;
• Measurement reports on aerosols, ozone, and precursors including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and so forth;
• Sources and chemical processes of aerosol and ozone pollution;
• Health risks of aerosol and ozone pollution;
• Control strategies for air pollution.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Wenjie Wang
Dr. Xiaobing Li
Guest Editors

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• air quality
• aerosols
• ozone
• detection of air pollutants