Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes

Z An, RJ Huang, R Zhang, X Tie, G Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Regional severe haze represents an enormous environmental problem in China, influencing
air quality, human health, ecosystem, weather, and climate. These extremes are …

Multiphase oxidation of sulfur dioxide in aerosol particles: Implications for sulfate formation in polluted environments

T Liu, AWH Chan, JPD Abbatt - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric oxidation of sulfur dioxide (SO2) forms sulfate-containing aerosol particles that
impact air quality, climate, and human and ecosystem health. It is well-known that in-cloud …

Aerosol and boundary-layer interactions and impact on air quality

Z Li, J Guo, A Ding, H Liao, J Liu, Y Sun… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Air quality is concerned with pollutants in both the gas phase and solid or liquid phases. The
latter are referred to as aerosols, which are multifaceted agents affecting air quality, weather …

Mitigation strategies for reducing air pollution

D Sofia, F Gioiella, N Lotrecchiano… - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Today, it is increasingly recognized that air pollution hurts human health. Consequently,
efficient mitigation strategies need to be implemented for substantial environmental and …

Explosive secondary aerosol formation during severe haze in the North China Plain

J Peng, M Hu, D Shang, Z Wu, Z Du, T Tan… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Severe haze events with exceedingly high-levels of fine aerosols occur frequently over the
past decades in the North China Plain (NCP), exerting profound impacts on human health …

Air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

RR Duan, K Hao, T Yang - Chronic diseases and translational …, 2020 - mednexus.org
There is considerable epidemiological evidence indicating that air pollution has adverse
effects on human health and is closely related to respiratory diseases, including chronic …

Tree species richness and diversity predicts the magnitude of urban heat island mitigation effects of greenspaces

X Wang, M Dallimer, CE Scott, W Shi, J Gao - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) is a widely recognised phenomenon that
profoundly affects the quality of life for urban citizens. Urban greenspace can help mitigate …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of quarantine measures on chemical compositions of PM2. 5 during the COVID-19 epidemic in Shanghai, China

H Chen, J Huo, Q Fu, Y Duan, H Xiao, J Chen - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 epidemic broke out in Wuhan, Hubei in December 2019 and in January 2020
and was later transmitted to the entire country. Quarantine measures during Chinese New …

Does air pollution stimulate electric vehicle sales? Empirical evidence from twenty major cities in China

J Guo, X Zhang, F Gu, H Zhang, Y Fan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) is regarded as an effective measure to mitigate air
pollution. Although intensive efforts have been invested on examining the factors affect the …

A review of current air quality indexes and improvements under the multi-contaminant air pollution exposure

X Tan, L Han, X Zhang, W Zhou, W Li, Y Qian - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The air quality is one of the major concerns in the urban environment due to the rapid
changes in pollutant emissions driven by complex and intensive human activities. Therefore …