[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns

Z Shi, C Song, B Liu, G Lu, J Xu, T Van Vu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 lockdowns led to major reductions in air pollutant emissions. Here, we
quantitatively evaluate changes in ambient NO2, O3, and PM2. 5 concentrations arising from …

Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, Y Qiu, L Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Surface ozone is a severe air pollution problem in the North China Plain, which is home to
300 million people. Ozone concentrations are highest in summer, driven by fast …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in air pollution levels after COVID-19 outbreak in Korea

MJ Ju, J Oh, YH Choi - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to control the spread of COVID-19, social distancing measures were implemented in
many countries. This study investigated changes in air pollution during the social distancing …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel …

RE Neale, PW Barnes, TM Robson, PJ Neale… - Photochemical & …, 2021 - Springer
This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides the latest scientific update since our …

A chemical cocktail during the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China: Insights from six-year aerosol particle composition measurements during the Chinese New Year …

Y Sun, L Lei, W Zhou, C Chen, Y He, J Sun, Z Li… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapidly spread coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has limited people's outdoor activities
and hence caused substantial reductions in anthropogenic emissions around the world …

Estimation of surface-level NO2 and O3 concentrations using TROPOMI data and machine learning over East Asia

Y Kang, H Choi, J Im, S Park, M Shin, CK Song… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In East Asia, air quality has been recognized as an important public health problem.
In particular, the surface concentrations of air pollutants are closely related to human life …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and household energy implications: what are the main impacts on energy use?

A Cheshmehzangi - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
This study explores the impacts of COVID-19 on household energy use. Some of these
impacts are associated with longer-term energy demand changes and some could just be …