Haze weather is becoming one of the biggest problems in many big cities in China. It
triggers both public anxiety and official concerns. Particulate matter (PM) plays the most …

Background COPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both high-and
low-income countries and a major public health burden worldwide. While cigarette smoking …

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) were listed as persistent organic pollutants in the
Stockholm Convention in 2015. Despite numerous studies on PCNs, little is known about …

Background: Seasonal smog produces particulate matters that are less than 10 microns in
diameter (PM10), which are known to have several impacts on the respiratory system …

Background PM2. 5 is an important factor to affect the patients with respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases. Clinical studies have found that the morbidity and mortality of …

Though land use regression (LUR) models have been widely utilized to simulate air
pollution distribution, unclear spatial scale effects of contributing characteristic variables …

Beijing is a haze-prone city, which experienced continuous haze during January 2013. The
mean fine particulate (PM 2.5) concentrations during January 2013 were 98–228 μg/m 3 …

The transient air flow, particle dispersion, and particle exposure risk during and after
transient vehicle exhaust in an underground parking lot was investigated in the present …

Black carbon (BC) aerosols are one of the most uncertain drivers of global climate change.
The prevailing view is that BC mass concentrations are low in rural areas where …

ABSTRACTThe quality of air is one of the main environmental issues related to human
health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of air pollution on the health of …