[HTML][HTML] Progress of air pollution control in China and its challenges and opportunities in the ecological civilization era

X Lu, S Zhang, J Xing, Y Wang, W Chen, D Ding, Y Wu… - Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
China's past economic growth has substantially relied on fossil fuels, causing serious air
pollution issues. Decoupling economic growth and pollution has become the focus in …

The global impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban air pollution: A critical review and recommendations

GI Gkatzelis, JB Gilman, SS Brown, H Eskes… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic led to government interventions to limit the
spread of the disease which are unprecedented in recent history; for example, stay at home …

[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 …

Biogenic secondary organic aerosols: A review on formation mechanism, analytical challenges and environmental impacts

M Mahilang, MK Deb, S Pervez - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The review initiates with current state of information on the atmospheric reaction mechanism
of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and its fate in the atmosphere. The plants …

[HTML][HTML] High atmospheric oxidation capacity drives wintertime nitrate pollution in the eastern Yangtze River Delta of China

H Zang, Y Zhao, J Huo, Q Zhao, Q Fu… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrate aerosol plays an increasingly important role in wintertime haze pollution in China.
Despite intensive research on wintertime nitrate chemistry in recent years, quantitative …

Homogeneous and heterogeneous photolysis of nitrate in the atmosphere: state of the science, current research needs, and future prospects

Y Cao, Q Ma, B Chu, H He - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Springer
Nitrate is an important component of atmospheric particulate matter and affects air quality,
climate, human health, and the ecosystem. Nitrate was previously considered a permanent …

Large contribution of fossil-derived components to aqueous secondary organic aerosols in China

B Xu, G Zhang, Ö Gustafsson, K Kawamura, J Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Incomplete understanding of the sources of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) leads to large
uncertainty in both air quality management and in climate change assessment. Chemical …

Formation mechanism and control strategy for particulate nitrate in China

H Wang, K Lu, Z Tan, X Chen, Y Liu, Y Zhang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, fine particulate matter (PM) pollution in China has been abated
significantly, benefiting from strict emission control measures, but particulate nitrate …

Elevated Formation of Particulate Nitrate From N2O5 Hydrolysis in the Yangtze River Delta Region From 2011 to 2019

M Zhou, W Nie, L Qiao, DD Huang… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol nitrate has become the most abundant compound during aerosol pollution in
eastern China. The Chinese government implemented a stringent policy during 2013–2017 …

[HTML][HTML] Limitations in representation of physical processes prevent successful simulation of during KORUS-AQ

KR Travis, JH Crawford, G Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
High levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution in East Asia often exceed local air
quality standards. Observations from the Korea–United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) field …