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 …

Ozone pollution in China: A review of concentrations, meteorological influences, chemical precursors, and effects

T Wang, L Xue, P Brimblecombe, YF Lam, L Li… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
High concentrations of ozone in urban and industrial regions worldwide have long been a
major air quality issue. With the rapid increase in fossil fuel consumption in China over the …

[HTML][HTML] Worsening urban ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2017–Part 2: The effects of emission changes and implications for multi-pollutant control

Y Liu, T Wang - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
The Chinese government launched the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan in
2013, and various stringent measures have since been implemented, which have resulted in …

Unveiling the underestimated direct emissions of nitrous acid (HONO)

Q Zhang, P Liu, Y Wang, C George… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Gaseous nitrous acid (HONO) is a critical source of hydroxyl radicals (OH) in the
troposphere. While both direct and secondary sources contribute to atmospheric HONO …

HONO budget and its role in nitrate formation in the rural North China Plain

C Xue, C Zhang, C Ye, P Liu, V Catoire… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrous acid (HONO) is a major precursor of tropospheric hydroxyl radical (OH) that
accelerates the formation of secondary pollutants. The HONO sources, however, are not well …

Oxidative capacity and radical chemistry in the polluted atmosphere of Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta region: analysis of a severe photochemical smog episode

L Xue, R Gu, T Wang, X Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
We analyze a photochemical smog episode to understand the oxidative capacity and radical
chemistry of the polluted atmosphere in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region …

The significant contribution of HONO to secondary pollutants during a severe winter pollution event in southern China

X Fu, T Wang, L Zhang, Q Li, Z Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrous acid (HONO) can strongly affect atmospheric photochemistry in polluted regions
through the production of hydroxyl radicals (OHs). In January 2017, a severe pollution …

Trends in onroad transportation energy and emissions

HC Frey - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Globally, 1.3 billion on-road vehicles consume 79 quadrillion BTU of energy,
mostly gasoline and diesel fuels, emit 5.7 gigatonnes of CO2, and emit other pollutants to …

Observations of nitryl chloride and modeling its source and effect on ozone in the planetary boundary layer of southern China

T Wang, YJ Tham, L Xue, Q Li, Q Zha… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nitryl chloride (ClNO2) plays potentially important roles in atmospheric chemistry, but its
abundance and effect are not fully understood due to the small number of ambient …

Nitrate formation from heterogeneous uptake of dinitrogen pentoxide during a severe winter haze in southern China

H Yun, W Wang, T Wang, M Xia, C Yu… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Nitrate (NO3-) has become a major component of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) during
hazy days in China. However, the role of the heterogeneous reactions of dinitrogen …