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Air Quality in the Rural Areas

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Human Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 7574

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Dr. Chien-Cheng Jung

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Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung City 406060, Taiwan
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; aerosol; indoor air quality; isotope; microplastic
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Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution is an important environmental issue in the world. Many studies also investigate the sources, influencing factors, control technologies, or management policies for air pollutants, especially in urban areas. However, there are still 44 billion people living in rural areas, which is approximately 56% of the world’s population. The industrial or agricultural activities, volcanoes, forest fires, or dust storms could be universal emission sources in rural areas. The air quality in rural areas may poorer than that in urban areas. Again, the percentage of old people is also higher in rural areas.  Thus, it is necessary to understand the characteristics, pollution sources, management policies, control methods, or health effects on humans of air pollutants in rural areas, in order to reduce air pollutants exposure.

In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit various aspects of air quality in rural areas, including, but not limited to, the characteristics, sources, influencing factors, chemical or biological compositions, outcomes, transport, sampling designs, health effects, and risk assessment. Moreover, outdoor air is an important influence on indoor air quality, we also accept the investigation of influence of outdoor air to indoor air quality in rural areas, such as residences, schools, daycare centers, or offices. We welcome researchers to contribute original articles or review papers for peer-review or possible publication.

Dr. Chien-Cheng Jung
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • air quality
  • particle pollutant
  • gaseous pollutant
  • rural area
  • natural source
  • human source
  • indoor air
  • outdoor air

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Assessment and Impacts of Air Pollution from Brick Kilns on Public Health in Northern Pakistan
by Muhammad Subhanullah, Siddique Ullah, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Rafi Ullah, Tahir Ali Akbar, Waheed Ullah, Shams Ali Baig, Mubashir Aziz, Abdullah Mohamed and Raja Umer Sajjad
Atmosphere 2022, 13(8), 1231; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13081231 - 3 Aug 2022
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Brick kilns add enormous quantities of organic pollutants to the air that can cause serious health issues, especially in developing countries; poor air quality is associated with community health problems, yet receives no attention in Northern Pakistan. The present study, therefore, assessed the [...] Read more.
Brick kilns add enormous quantities of organic pollutants to the air that can cause serious health issues, especially in developing countries; poor air quality is associated with community health problems, yet receives no attention in Northern Pakistan. The present study, therefore, assessed the chemical composition and investigated the impacts of air pollution from brick kilns on public health. A field-based investigation of air pollutants, i.e., PM1, PM2.5 and PM10, CO2, CO, NO, NO2, H2S, and NH3 using mobile scientific instruments was conducted in selected study area locations. Social surveys were conducted to investigate the impacts of air pollution on community health. The results reveal the highest concentrations of PM1, PM2.5, and PM10, i.e., 3377, 2305, and 3567.67 µg/m3, respectively, in specific locations. Particulate matter concentrations in sampling points exceeded the permissible limits of the Pakistan National Environmental Quality Standard and, therefore, may risk the local population’s health. The highest mean value of CO2 was 529 mg/L, and other parameters, such as CO, NO, NO2, H2S, and NH3 were within the normal range. The social survey’s findings reveal that particulate matter was directly associated with respiratory diseases such as asthma, which was reported in all age groups selected for sampling. The study concluded by implementing air pollution reduction measures in brick kiln industries to protect the environment and community health. In addition, the region’s environmental protection agency needs to play an active role in proper checking and integrated management to improve air quality and protect the community from air hazards. Full article
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