Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, SC Anenberg… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O 3), fine particles (PM 2.5), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are
the most harmful urban air pollutants regarding human health effects. Here, we aimed at …

Ground-level ozone over time: an observation-based global overview

P Sicard - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Tropospheric ozone (O 3) pollution is a major air quality issue for human health, vegetation,
and climate worldwide. Through an extensive literature review, this paper reports robust …

Diurnal and temporal changes in air pollution during COVID-19 strict lockdown over different regions of India

V Singh, S Singh, A Biswal, AP Kesarkar, S Mor… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lockdown measures to contain COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a considerable change
in air pollution worldwide. We estimate the temporal and diurnal changes of the six criteria …

Ozone weekend effect in cities: Deep insights for urban air pollution control

P Sicard, E Paoletti, E Agathokleous… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studying weekend-weekday variation in ground-level ozone (O 3) allows one to better
understand O 3 formation conditions, with a potential for developing effective strategies for O …

[HTML][HTML] Meteorological influences on PM2. 5 and O3 trends and associated health burden since China's clean air actions

L Chen, J Zhu, H Liao, Y Yang, X Yue - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Stringent clean air actions have been implemented to improve air quality in China since
2013. In addition to anthropogenic emission abatements, the changes in air quality may be …

Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective

P Sumasgutner, SJ Cunningham… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and urbanisation are among the most pervasive and rapidly growing threats
to biodiversity worldwide. However, their impacts are usually considered in isolation, and …

The effect of small green walls on reduction of particulate matter concentration in open areas

M Srbinovska, V Andova, AK Mateska… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A major concern in urban areas is the low quality of air, with high levels of particulate matter
(PM), consisting of black carbons, volatile organic compounds and various pollutants that …

Climate change penalty to ozone air quality: review of current understandings and knowledge gaps

TM Fu, H Tian - Current Pollution Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Climate warming may bear a penalty on future ozone air quality,
even in the absence of changes in anthropogenic activities. This penalty has important …

Investigating the association between air pollutants' concentration and meteorological parameters in a rapidly growing urban center of West Bengal, India: a statistical …

A Bose, I Roy Chowdhury - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2023 - Springer
The ambient air quality in a city is heavily influenced by meteorological conditions. The city
of Siliguri, known as the “Gateway of Northeast India”, is a major hotspot of air pollution in …

Characterization, sources and reactivity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Seoul and surrounding regions during KORUS-AQ

IJ Simpson, DR Blake, NJ Blake, S Meinardi… - Elem Sci …, 2020 - online.ucpress.edu
The Korea-United States Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ) took place in spring 2016 to better
understand air pollution in Korea. In support of KORUS-AQ, 2554 whole air samples (WAS) …