Machine learning in environmental research: common pitfalls and best practices

JJ Zhu, M Yang, ZJ Ren - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Machine learning (ML) is increasingly used in environmental research to process large data
sets and decipher complex relationships between system variables. However, due to the …

Attribution of air quality benefits to clean winter heating policies in China: combining machine learning with causal inference

C Song, B Liu, K Cheng, MA Cole, Q Dai… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heating is a major source of air pollution. To improve air quality, a range of clean heating
policies were implemented in China over the past decade. Here, we evaluated the impacts …

[HTML][HTML] The application of machine learning to air pollution research: A bibliometric analysis

Y Li, Z Sha, A Tang, K Goulding, X Liu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning (ML) is an advanced computer algorithm that simulates the
human learning process to solve problems. With an explosion of monitoring data and the …

Impacts of meteorology and precursor emission change on O3 variation in Tianjin, China from 2015 to 2021

J Ding, Q Dai, W Fan, M Lu, Y Zhang, S Han… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deterioration of surface ozone (O 3) pollution in Northern China over the past few years
received much attention. For many cities, it is still under debate whether the trend of surface …

Understanding the relationship between 2D/3D variables and land surface temperature in plain and mountainous cities: Relative importance and interaction effects

P Luo, B Yu, P Li, P Liang, Q Zhang, L Yang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating prevalence of extreme heat events has intensified scholarly interest in
understanding the nexus between urban built environments and extreme heat. This study …

Enhanced ozone pollution in the summer of 2022 in China: the roles of meteorology and emission variations

H Zheng, S Kong, Y He, C Song, Y Cheng, L Yao… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The variation of surface ozone (O 3) is linked to changes in meteorology and emission. A
record-breaking high temperature struck China in the summer of 2022, resulting in positive …

Trends of source apportioned PM2. 5 in Tianjin over 2013–2019: impacts of clean air actions

Q Dai, J Chen, X Wang, T Dai, Y Tian, X Bi, G Shi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A long-term (2013–2019) PM 2.5 speciation dataset measured in Tianjin, the
largest industrial city in northern China, was analyzed with dispersion normalized positive …

[HTML][HTML] Contributions of various driving factors to air pollution events: Interpretability analysis from Machine learning perspective

T Li, Q Zhang, Y Peng, X Guan, L Li, J Mu… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The air quality in China has been improved substantially, however fine particulate matter
(PM 2.5) still remain at a high level in many areas. PM 2.5 pollution is a complex process …

Machine learning models for inverse design of the electrochemical oxidation process for water purification

Y Sun, Z Zhao, H Tong, B Sun, Y Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, a machine learning (ML) framework is developed toward target-oriented
inverse design of the electrochemical oxidation (EO) process for water purification. The …

PM2. 5 and O3 concentration estimation based on interpretable machine learning

S Wang, Y Ren, B Xia - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2023 - Elsevier
High concentrations of PM 2.5 and ozone (O 3) seriously threaten human health. In this
study, we constructed a machine learning-based model to predict PM 2.5 and O 3 …