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Climate Change, Allergy and Respiratory Diseases

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biometeorology and Bioclimatology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 7121

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Maria Concetta D'Ovidio

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Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy
Interests: aerobiology; allergy; environmental exposure; occupational health; biological agents; climate change; innovative and omics methodologies
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Dr. Pasquale Capone

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Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy
Interests: aerobiology; genetic polymorphisms; microRNA; microclimate; thermal comfort; synergistic interactions; occupational health
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Numerous sources of exposures can be responsible for allergy and respiratory diseases. Environmental exposures, individual conditions and/or sensitizations play a crucial role in the onset, development and exacerbation of adverse health effects. Climate change, weather variables and urbanization, has become of relevant importance, especially in industrialized countries, significantly influencing the production, diffusion, and bioavailability of allergens (i.e.pollen), as well as air pollutant levels.

These multiple exposures cause several health issues, affecting numerous organs and apparatus with respiratory, cutaneous and systemic symptoms, resulting in hospitalizations and recovery for asthma attacks and other health outcomes. In developed countries, the interaction between air pollutants and bioaerosols such as pollen may increase the prevalence of global allergic diseases in relation to environmental factors (i.e., climate change, weather variables, and urbanization). Therefore, several biological, chemical, and physical agents in occupational settings may trigger and/or exacerbate allergic disorders in sensitized subjects.

The innovative and omics methodologies should be included as tools for better management of public and occupational health and epidemiological studies should be encouraged to investigate the role of environmental factors in respiratory allergies.

This Special Issue aims to collate recent research related to the varied aspects of allergy, respiratory diseases and climate change and their effect on different populations including children, workers, sensitized and vulnerable individuals. Clinical, experimental, epidemiological, review and case report studies on these topics are welcome.

Dr. Maria Concetta D'Ovidio
Dr. Pasquale Capone
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • allergy
  • respiratory diseases
  • climate change
  • meteorology
  • air quality
  • methodologies
  • occupational health
  • cross reactivity
  • epidemiology
  • multiple exposures

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Sources, Distribution, and Health Implications of Heavy Metals in Street Dust across Industrial, Capital City, and Peri-Urban Areas of Bangladesh
by Md. Sohel Rana, Qingyue Wang, Weiqian Wang, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Md. Rezwanul Islam, Yugo Isobe and Md Humayun Kabir
Atmosphere 2024, 15(9), 1088; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091088 - 7 Sep 2024
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Heavy metals in road dusts can directly pose significant health risks through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. This study investigated the pollution, distribution, and health effect of heavy metals in street dust from industrial, capital city, and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh. Inductively coupled [...] Read more.
Heavy metals in road dusts can directly pose significant health risks through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. This study investigated the pollution, distribution, and health effect of heavy metals in street dust from industrial, capital city, and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) examined eight hazardous heavy metals such as Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cd, and Co. Results revealed that industrial areas showed the highest metal concentrations, following the order Mn > Zn > Cr > Pb > Ni > Co > Cd, with an average level of 444.35, 299.25, 238.31, 54.22, 52.78, 45.66, and 2.73 mg/kg, respectively, for fine particles (≤20 μm). Conversely, multivariate statistical analyses were conducted to assess pollution levels and sources. Anthropogenic activities like traffic emissions, construction, and industrial processing were the main pollution sources. A pollution load index revealed that industrial areas had significantly higher pollution (PLI of 2.45), while the capital city and peri-urban areas experienced moderate pollution (PLI of 1.54 and 1.59). Hazard index values were below the safety level of 1, but health risk evaluations revealed increased non-carcinogenic risks for children, especially from Cr, Ni, Cd, and Pb where Cr poses the highest cancer risk via inhalation, with values reaching 1.13 × 10−4–5.96 × 10−4 falling within the threshold level (10−4 to 10−6). These results underline the need for continuous environmental monitoring and pollution control in order to lower health hazards. Full article
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Interaction between Air Pollutants and Pollen Grains: Effects on Public and Occupational Health
by Pasquale Capone, Andrea Lancia and Maria Concetta D’Ovidio
Atmosphere 2023, 14(10), 1544; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14101544 - 9 Oct 2023
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There has been an insurgence of allergic respiratory diseases such as asthma and rhinitis in industrialized countries in the last few decades as a result of the interaction between air pollutants and pollen, which has become a global and dramatic health problem. Air [...] Read more.
There has been an insurgence of allergic respiratory diseases such as asthma and rhinitis in industrialized countries in the last few decades as a result of the interaction between air pollutants and pollen, which has become a global and dramatic health problem. Air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone, and carbon dioxide affect the physical, chemical and biological properties of pollen such as the pollen content, production, and allergenicity, exacerbating symptoms in vulnerable subjects. When investigating these interactions and their effects, the environmental impact of climate change, weather variables and urbanization should be taken into account as well as the pollen species, type of pollutant, conditions of exposure, and individual susceptibility. Up to 25% of asthma adult cases are work-related, because several categories of workers in different sectors are exposed to aeroallergens and outdoor air pollutants. Thus, in this study, we evaluated the significant impacts of occupational allergies on worker’s health and quality of life. In summary, to assess the effect of interactions between air pollutants and pollen on public and occupational health, all the factors that play a role in this context will be investigated, including environmental factors, individual susceptibility in relation to pollen species, type of pollutants, and conditions of exposure. Full article
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