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Special Issue "Environmental Contamination and Human Health"

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2023 | Viewed by 1724

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Fabrizio Fasano

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Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Hygiene Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: waste management; hygiene and public health; data analysis and statistical modeling
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Dr. Osvalda De Giglio

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Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Hygiene Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Interests: infectious disease epidemiology; water hygiene; environmental health; public health; Legionella; waterborne diseases
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Human health can be influenced by many factors, including exposure to physical, chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants in all kinds of environmental matrices (soil, water, and air).

Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress alone. The direct damage costs to health is estimated to be between USD 2–4 billion per year by 2030 (WHO).

Therefore, elaborate assessment of environmental/human health risks are urgently needed.

Manuscripts addressing these themes are invited for this Special Issue, especially those can deliver novel data both quantitative and qualitative assessment framework, to prevent risks of environmental contamination and human health.

Dr. Fabrizio Fasano
Dr. Osvalda De Giglio
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2300 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • quantitative and qualitative assessment
  • environmental health risks
  • human health risks
  • risk characterization
  • health and environmental prevention
  • multivariate analysis
  • machine and deep learning
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • legionella

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Bacteria Filtration Efficiency for Different Types of Protective Face Masks
by
Željko Linšak
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Lucija Ražov
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Nikolina Furlan
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Gabrijela Begić
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Sandra Pavičić Žeželj
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Goran Crvelin
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Dalibor Broznić
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Dijana Tomić Linšak
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(10), 5972; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105972 - 12 May 2023
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Emerging infectious diseases that we are witnessing in the modern age are among the leading public health concerns. They most often occur in the form of epidemics or pandemics, and they have not been sufficiently researched. Owing to the current coronavirus disease 2019 [...] Read more.
Emerging infectious diseases that we are witnessing in the modern age are among the leading public health concerns. They most often occur in the form of epidemics or pandemics, and they have not been sufficiently researched. Owing to the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Health Organization has published various recommendations to prevent the spread of this communicable disease, including a recommendation to wear protective facial masks. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the filtration effectiveness of bacteria, yeasts, and molds on three different commonly and commercially available masks used in children’s educational institutions. In addition, the bacterial content of indoor air bioaerosols was identified. The genera Staphylococcus and Micrococcus were dominant in all samples, whereas bacteria of the genera Bacillus, Acinetobacter, and Corynebacterium were identified at a significantly smaller number. Bacterial, yeast, and mold filtering effectiveness increased from the single-layer cloth mask, which proved to be the least effective, to the surgical mask, to the filtering facepiece type 2 (FFP2) mask. Furthermore, surveys are needed to study the effectiveness of protective measures. Full article
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Lithium Metal: The Key to Green Transportation
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Philemon Lindagato
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Yongjun Li
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Jan Macháček
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Gaoxue Yang
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Irénée Mungwarakarama
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Anastase Ndahimana
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Henri Patrick Kanimba Ntwali
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(1), 405; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010405 - 28 Dec 2022
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Lithium is a chemical element on the cutting edge due to its lithium-ion batteries used in both electronics and electric vehicles. The emerging use of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles comes as a promising solution to sustain green transportation. The implications of green [...] Read more.
Lithium is a chemical element on the cutting edge due to its lithium-ion batteries used in both electronics and electric vehicles. The emerging use of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles comes as a promising solution to sustain green transportation. The implications of green transportation could be understood by exploring lithium production and its application concepts. This article expands on those concepts by discussing the lithium supply and how vital lithium is to green technology. Statistical analysis has been applied to determine: (1) The degree of balance and interdependence between lithium raw materials and electric vehicle production, (2) the influence of electric vehicle demand on lithium production, and (3) the contribution of electric vehicles to reducing carbon emissions from road transport. This study provides necessary information on the availability and demand for lithium, which could be the basis for drawing up policies for electric vehicle expansion and lithium supply efficiency. Full article
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