In order to alleviate extreme haze pollution, understanding the origin of fine particulate
matter (PM 2.5) is crucial. In this study, we applied Particulate Matter Source Apportionment …

Understanding the origin of fine particulate matter is essential to proposing proper strategies
for heavy haze mitigation in Shanghai, China. In this study we used the Particulate Matter …

Extreme haze episodes repeatedly shrouded Beijing during the winter of 2012–2013,
causing major environmental and health problems. To better understand these extreme …

Additional size-resolved chemical information is needed before the physicochemical
characteristics and sources of airborne particles can be understood; however, this …

Abstract Atmospheric fine-particle (PM 2.5) pollution is a prominent regional issue that is
affected by local emissions, regional transport, and secondary formation and impacts human …

More than half Chinese cities are suffering from severe air pollution due to the rapid
development of industry and urbanization. Beijing, as a political and cultural center of China …

To quantify regional sources contributing to submicron particulate matter (PM 1) pollution in
haze episodes, on-line measurements combining two modeling methods, namely, positive …

ABSTRACTAs the largest Chinese city by population and the largest city proper by
population in the world, Shanghai has frequently suffered the heavy haze in recent years. In …

Abstract The Nested Air Quality Prediction Model System (NAQPMS) was used to investigate
an extreme regional haze episode persisting over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei megacity cluster …

Large areas of mainland China have been suffering frequently from heavy haze pollution
during the past years, which feature high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 …