Air Pollution

Overview

Air pollution is the contamination of indoor or outdoor air by physical, chemical, or biological agents that alter the natural composition of the atmosphere and harm human health, ecosystems, and the built environment. Major pollutants include particulate matter, classified by aerodynamic diameter into coarse, fine, and ultrafine fractions that penetrate the respiratory tract to varying depths, along with gaseous species such as nitrogen and sulfur oxides, ozone, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, and hydrogen sulfide. Sources span industrial emissions, combustion of fossil fuels, traffic, waste management, and tobacco smoke, including second-hand and aerosolized exposure. Exposure is linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease, exacerbation of asthma, and broader effects on vulnerable populations, and its assessment relies on monitoring of pollutant concentrations and evaluation of associated health risks. Mitigation involves emission control, sustainable urban planning, waste management, and policies such as smoking bans. Themes in the associated literature include air pollution as a co-factor in health outcomes among older adults, contributors to asthma in urban settings, fine and ultrafine particle pollution before and after a smoking ban, environmental and health-risk assessment of particulate matter and hydrogen sulfide around dumpsites and dusty fields, the cardiovascular effects of involuntary smoking and vaping, and sustainable solid-waste management. This journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to environmental exposures, air quality, and their effects on human health.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 36 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• One health: Subchronic exposure to low ambient hydrogen sulfide increases mortality of influenza A virus infection in mice
  2025 · Environmental Research
• Sustainable Production of Biobased Materials in the Global South
  2025 ·
• Source Identification of PM2.5 and Organic Carbon During Various Haze Episodes in a Typical Industrial City by Integrating with High-Temporal-Resolution Online Measurements of Organic Molecular Tracers
  2025 · Sustainability
• Sustainable urban development policies and practices in the United States
  Tigran Sargsyan · 2024 · Czasopismo Geograficzne
• One health: Subchronic exposure to low ambient hydrogen sulfide increases mortality of influenza A virus infection in mice
  2024 · Environmental Research
• Air Pollution: A Review of Its Impacts on Health and Ecosystems, and Analytical Techniques for Their Measurement and Modeling
  2023 · Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters
• Concentrations and health risks of particulate matter (PM2.5) and associated elements in the ambient air of Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria
  Tajudeen Yahaya et al. · 2023 · Bio-Research
• Concentrations and health risks of particulate matter (PM2.5) and associated elements in the ambient air of Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria
  2023 · Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research

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