Background To mitigate the serious levels of air pollution in China, the State Council of
China issued the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) in 2013. This …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

Background High-level exposure to indoor air pollutants (IAPs) and their corresponding
adverse health effects have become a public concern in China in the past 10 years …

After the accumulation of evidence over 16 years since the last global update in 2005, WHO
has released updated global air quality guidelines. 1 The new reference values are …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

Background Over 3 million people die every year from diseases caused by exposure to
outdoor PM 2· 5 air pollution, and more than a quarter of these premature deaths occur in …

To control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, China adopted stringent
traffic restrictions and self-quarantine measures, first in Wuhan and neighboring cities …

With fast economic growth over the past three decades, China became the world's second
largest economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 and was the world's …

Background Except for comparing the implementation costs of the Paris Agreement with
potential health benefits at the national levels, previous studies have not explored the health …

Air pollution is estimated to contribute to approximately 7 million premature deaths, of which
around 4.5 million deaths are linked to ambient (outdoor) air pollution. The deaths attributed …