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 …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of the development of land use regression approaches for modeling spatiotemporal variations of ambient air pollution: A perspective …

X Ma, B Zou, J Deng, J Gao, I Longley, S Xiao… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use regression (LUR) models are widely used in epidemiological and environmental
studies to estimate humans' exposure to air pollution within urban areas. However, the early …

Data-driven machine learning in environmental pollution: gains and problems

X Liu, D Lu, A Zhang, Q Liu, G Jiang - Environmental science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The complexity and dynamics of the environment make it extremely difficult to directly predict
and trace the temporal and spatial changes in pollution. In the past decade, the …

Tracking Air Pollution in China: Near Real-Time PM2.5 Retrievals from Multisource Data Fusion

G Geng, Q Xiao, S Liu, X Liu, J Cheng… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Air pollution has altered the Earth's radiation balance, disturbed the ecosystem, and
increased human morbidity and mortality. Accordingly, a full-coverage high-resolution air …

[HTML][HTML] Improved 1 km resolution PM2.5 estimates across China using enhanced space–time extremely randomized trees

J Wei, Z Li, M Cribb, W Huang, W Xue… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters≤ 2.5 µ m (PM 2.5) has adverse effects
on human health and the atmospheric environment. The estimation of surface PM 2.5 …

Estimating 1-km-resolution PM2. 5 concentrations across China using the space-time random forest approach

J Wei, W Huang, Z Li, W Xue, Y Peng, L Sun… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is closely related to the atmospheric environment
and human life. Satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) products have been widely …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and nitrogen …

J Chen, K de Hoogh, J Gulliver, B Hoffmann… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Empirical spatial air pollution models have been applied extensively to assess exposure in
epidemiological studies with increasingly sophisticated and complex statistical algorithms …

Evaluation of gap-filling approaches in satellite-based daily PM2. 5 prediction models

Q Xiao, G Geng, J Cheng, F Liang, R Li, X Meng… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Approximately half of satellite aerosol retrievals are missing that limits the application of
satellite data in PM 2.5 pollution monitoring. To obtain spatiotemporally continuous PM 2.5 …

A data-driven method of traffic emissions mapping with land use random forest models

Y Wen, R Wu, Z Zhou, S Zhang, S Yang, TJ Wallington… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of intelligent approaches to quantify and mitigate on-road emissions is
essential for urban and transportation sustainability for global megacities. Here, we utilize …

Spatio-temporal modeling of PM2. 5 risk mapping using three machine learning algorithms

SZ Shogrkhodaei, SV Razavi-Termeh, A Fathnia - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban air pollution is one of the most critical issues that affect the environment, community
health, economy, and management of urban areas. From a public health perspective, PM …