Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2020.

Dear Colleagues,

Recent studies have demonstrated new effects of aerosol inhalation on human health. In addition to the spread of infective diseases, a variety of more common health effects, that are not infectious in nature, has been reported. The complex interactions between an inhaled mixture and the respiratory microbiome have to be investigated to determine the resulting beneficial and potentially harmful effects.

Aerosols include biological particles and other types of material that can be inhaled. How quantitatively and qualitatively to analyse aerosols in indoor and outdoor environments is not well understood yet. In particular, research is required for:

The evaluation of the interactions between aerosol components and both the natural environment and humans;
Designing a comprehensive approach considering additive, synergic or other effects on human health ;
The study of specific microenvironment aerosol exposure for a correct risk assessment;
The determination of aerosol contribution to exposomic research models and its influence on the adaptive genome, including epigenetic mechanisms and lung microbiota modulation.

We have to understand how and to what extent aerosol mixtures affect human respiratory health.

This Special Issue seeks research papers on the interaction between aerosol inhalation and human health, focusing on thorough risk assessment analyses. We encourage the submission of interdisciplinary works discussing new tools in aerosol risk assessment.

Professor Deborah Traversi
Guest Editor