Scientific assessment of background ozone over the US: Implications for air quality management
Ozone (O3) is a key air pollutant that is produced from precursor emissions and has adverse
impacts on human health and ecosystems. In the US, the Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates O3 …
impacts on human health and ecosystems. In the US, the Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates O3 …
Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality regulations: A review of accountability studies and frameworks
Assessments of past environmental policies—termed accountability studies—contribute
important information to the decision-making process used to review the efficacy of past …
important information to the decision-making process used to review the efficacy of past …
Recommendations on statistics and benchmarks to assess photochemical model performance
Photochemical grid models are addressing an increasing variety of air quality related issues,
yet procedures and metrics used to evaluate their performance remain inconsistent. This …
yet procedures and metrics used to evaluate their performance remain inconsistent. This …
[HTML][HTML] Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol
Oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) by the nitrate radical (NO 3)
represents one of the important interactions between anthropogenic emissions related to …
represents one of the important interactions between anthropogenic emissions related to …
Description and evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system version 5.1
KW Appel, SL Napelenok, KM Foley… - Geoscientific model …, 2017 - gmd.copernicus.org
The Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model is a comprehensive multipollutant air
quality modeling system developed and maintained by the US Environmental Protection …
quality modeling system developed and maintained by the US Environmental Protection …
Quantitative impacts of meteorology and precursor emission changes on the long-term trend of ambient ozone over the Pearl River Delta, China, and implications for …
China is experiencing increasingly serious ambient ozone pollution, including the
economically developed Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. However, the underlying reasons …
economically developed Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. However, the underlying reasons …
Human-health impacts of controlling secondary air pollution precursors
Exposure to ozone and fine particle (PM2. 5) air pollution results in premature death. These
pollutants are predominantly secondary in nature and can form from nitrogen oxides (NO x) …
pollutants are predominantly secondary in nature and can form from nitrogen oxides (NO x) …
[PDF][PDF] Elucidating the impacts of various atmospheric ventilation conditions on local and transboundary ozone pollution patterns: A case study of Beijing, Chin
The ventilation condition in the atmospheric boundary layer, which varies with the synoptic
pattern, is a crucial factor affecting the transport and dispersion of air pollutants. In this study …
pattern, is a crucial factor affecting the transport and dispersion of air pollutants. In this study …
Changes in the ozone chemical regime over the contiguous United States inferred by the inversion of NOx and VOC emissions using satellite observation
To investigate changes in the ozone (O 3) chemical production regime over the contiguous
United States (CONUS) with accurate knowledge of concentrations of its precursors, we …
United States (CONUS) with accurate knowledge of concentrations of its precursors, we …
Influence of uncertainties in burned area estimates on modeled wildland fire PM2. 5 and ozone pollution in the contiguous US
SN Koplitz, CG Nolte, GA Pouliot, JM Vukovich… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wildland fires are a major source of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), one of the most harmful
ambient pollutants for human health globally. To represent the influence of wildland fire …
ambient pollutants for human health globally. To represent the influence of wildland fire …