Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, SC Anenberg… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O 3), fine particles (PM 2.5), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are
the most harmful urban air pollutants regarding human health effects. Here, we aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts

T Wang, L Xue, Z Feng, J Dai, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ozone (O3) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China,
after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite …

Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown

P Sicard, A De Marco, E Agathokleous, Z Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on air pollution in
four Southern European cities (Nice, Rome, Valencia and Turin) and Wuhan (China) was …

[HTML][HTML] Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, A De Marco… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Background The paper presents an overview of air quality in the 27 member countries of the
European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (previous EU-28), from 2000 to 2017. We …

[HTML][HTML] The underappreciated role of agricultural soil nitrogen oxide emissions in ozone pollution regulation in North China

X Lu, X Ye, M Zhou, Y Zhao, H Weng, H Kong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Intensive agricultural activities in the North China Plain (NCP) lead to substantial emissions
of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from soil, while the role of this source on local severe ozone …

Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Severe surface ozone pollution in China: a global perspective

X Lu, J Hong, L Zhang, OR Cooper… - … & Technology Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
The nationwide extent of surface ozone pollution in China and its comparison to the global
ozone distribution have not been recognized because of the scarcity of Chinese monitoring …

Rapid increases in warm-season surface ozone and resulting health impact in China since 2013

X Lu, L Zhang, X Wang, M Gao, K Li… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
China's nationwide ozone monitoring network initiated in 2013 has observed severe surface
ozone pollution. This network, combined with the recent Tropospheric Ozone Assessment …

The whole atmosphere community climate model version 6 (WACCM6)

A Gettelman, MJ Mills, DE Kinnison… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model version 6 (WACCM6) is a major
update of the whole atmosphere modeling capability in the Community Earth System Model …

[HTML][HTML] Worsening urban ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2017–Part 1: The complex and varying roles of meteorology

Y Liu, T Wang - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
China has suffered from increasing levels of ozone pollution in urban areas despite the
implementation of various stringent emission reduction measures since 2013. In this study …