Nitrate aerosol plays an increasingly important role in wintertime haze pollution in China.
Despite intensive research on wintertime nitrate chemistry in recent years, quantitative …

Air quality has significantly improved in China; however, new challenges emerge when dust
weather is combined with haze pollution during spring in northern China. On March 15 …

Sand and dust have significant impacts on air quality, climate, and human health. To
investigate the influences of dust storms on chemical characterization and source …

Heavy haze pollution has occurred frequently in the past few years in Northeast China
during winters, which was distinct from other regions in China because of the particular …

Sulfate and nitrate are important components of atmospheric PM2. 5, which is the main
contributor of haze. Therefore, studying the sources and formation mechanisms of …

Abstract Central North China Plain (NCP) is one of the most important source region of air
pollutants over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region. The national government has issued …

Winter haze events are frequent occurrences in central China, however, their characteristics
and formational mechanisms in the region are still poorly understood. In this study, we …

PM 2.5 and chemical species of water-soluble inorganic ions, carbon components as well as
elements were simultaneously measured by online and offline methods in Tianjin, China …

The formation mechanisms of particulate pollution in Lanzhou, which used to be one of the
most polluted cities across the world, remain unclear even though air pollution in Lanzhou …

With the rapid reduction of anthropogenic SO 2 emissions, the critical driver of haze in China
has shifted from being dominated by sulfate to alternating sulfate and nitrate. Haze induced …