Formation of urban fine particulate matter

R Zhang, G Wang, S Guo, ML Zamora, Q Ying… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Urban air pollution represents one of the greatest environmental challenges facing mankind
in the 21st century. 1, 2 Noticeably, many developing countries, such as China and India …

Heterogeneous chemistry: a mechanism missing in current models to explain secondary inorganic aerosol formation during the January 2013 haze episode in North …

B Zheng, Q Zhang, Y Zhang, KB He… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Severe regional haze pollution events occurred in eastern and central China in January
2013, which had adverse effects on the environment and public health. Extremely high …

The transport and deposition of nanoparticles in respiratory system by inhalation

H Qiao, W Liu, H Gu, D Wang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The inhaled nanoparticles have attracted more and more attention, since they are more
easily to enter the deep part of respiratory system. Some nanoparticles were reported to …

Exploring the severe winter haze in Beijing: the impact of synoptic weather, regional transport and heterogeneous reactions

GJ Zheng, FK Duan, H Su, YL Ma… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Extreme haze episodes repeatedly shrouded Beijing during the winter of 2012–2013,
causing major environmental and health problems. To better understand these extreme …

Health impacts and economic losses assessment of the 2013 severe haze event in Beijing area

M Gao, SK Guttikunda, GR Carmichael, Y Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Haze is a serious air pollution problem in China, especially in Beijing and surrounding
areas, affecting visibility, public health and regional climate. In this study, the Weather …

Estimating long-term PM2. 5 concentrations in China using satellite-based aerosol optical depth and a chemical transport model

G Geng, Q Zhang, RV Martin, A van Donkelaar… - Remote sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and health impact studies of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) have been
limited in China because of the lack of spatially and temporally continuous PM 2.5 …

Long-range transport and regional sources of PM2. 5 in Beijing based on long-term observations from 2005 to 2010

L Wang, Z Liu, Y Sun, D Ji, Y Wang - Atmospheric Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Haze pollution in Beijing is rather deteriorated. Long-term measurement of PM 2.5 from
2005 to 2010 at an urban site in Beijing showed very high concentration level with an …

Chemical characteristics and light-absorbing property of water-soluble organic carbon in Beijing: Biomass burning contributions

C Yan, M Zheng, AP Sullivan, C Bosch… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Emissions from biomass burning contribute significantly to water-soluble organic carbon
(WSOC) and light-absorbing organic carbon (brown carbon). Ambient atmospheric samples …

Seasonal variation of local atmospheric circulations and boundary layer structure in the Beijing‐Tianjin‐Hebei region and implications for air quality

Y Miao, XM Hu, S Liu, T Qian, M Xue… - Journal of Advances …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Beijing‐Tianjin‐Hebei (BTH) region experiences frequent heavy haze pollution
in fall and winter. Pollution was often exacerbated by unfavorable atmospheric boundary …

Characterization of ambient volatile organic compounds and their sources in Beijing, before, during, and after Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation China 2014

J Li, SD Xie, LM Zeng, LY Li, YQ Li… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured using an online system, gas
chromatography–mass spectrometry/flame ionization detector (GC-MS/FID), in Beijing …