About this Research Topic
Bioaerosols are a diverse and complex group of primary atmospheric organic particles, including pollen, fungal spores, bacteria, viruses, debris, and by-products of biological activity.
Bioaerosol-related allergies and co-morbidities are undeniably a public health problem related to environmental exposure. An increase in incidence has been observed in the past few years and is expected to worsen in the coming decades due to climate change and urbanization.
As prevention or mitigation of these bioaerosol emissions is especially difficult, successful avoidance strategies are a way to prevent adverse health effects and depend on timely- and cost-effective monitoring programs.
Our goal with this Research Topic is to further understand how indoor and outdoor aeroallergens' sources, emission patterns, and concentrations influence human and animal health. Also, how the synergy with other external exposome factors could contribute to the disease aetiology.
This Research Topic welcomes the submission of experimental studies, methods, association studies, and epidemiologic studies with focus on:
- Monitoring allergenic bioaerosols (e.g. pollen, fungal spores and other biological airborne particles) at distinct spatial and temporal scales and the influence of microenvironments on exposure assessment;
- Investigate the association between outdoor and indoor allergenic bioaerosol exposure and probable impacts on the prevalence of allergic disorders;
- New trends in monitoring and their contribution to better management of allergy-related health problems;
- Aeroallergens correlation with other communicable and non-communicable diseases;
- Allergenic bioaerosols exposure risk assessment and methodologies;
- Emergent allergenic bioaerosols.
Bioaerosol-related allergies and co-morbidities are undeniably a public health problem related to environmental exposure. An increase in incidence has been observed in the past few years and is expected to worsen in the coming decades due to climate change and urbanization.
As prevention or mitigation of these bioaerosol emissions is especially difficult, successful avoidance strategies are a way to prevent adverse health effects and depend on timely- and cost-effective monitoring programs.
Our goal with this Research Topic is to further understand how indoor and outdoor aeroallergens' sources, emission patterns, and concentrations influence human and animal health. Also, how the synergy with other external exposome factors could contribute to the disease aetiology.
This Research Topic welcomes the submission of experimental studies, methods, association studies, and epidemiologic studies with focus on:
- Monitoring allergenic bioaerosols (e.g. pollen, fungal spores and other biological airborne particles) at distinct spatial and temporal scales and the influence of microenvironments on exposure assessment;
- Investigate the association between outdoor and indoor allergenic bioaerosol exposure and probable impacts on the prevalence of allergic disorders;
- New trends in monitoring and their contribution to better management of allergy-related health problems;
- Aeroallergens correlation with other communicable and non-communicable diseases;
- Allergenic bioaerosols exposure risk assessment and methodologies;
- Emergent allergenic bioaerosols.
Keywords: Aeroallergens, exposure assessment, monitoring programs, indoor and outdoor, pollen, fungal spores, human and animal health, external exposome.
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