Ultrafine particles: unique physicochemical properties relevant to health and disease

HS Kwon, MH Ryu, C Carlsten - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are aerosols with an aerodynamic diameter of 0.1 µm (100 nm) or
less. There is a growing concern in the public health community about the contribution of …

Anthropogenic emission inventories in China: a review

M Li, H Liu, G Geng, C Hong, F Liu… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The development of reliable anthropogenic emission inventories is essential for both
understanding the sources of air pollution and designing effective air-pollution-control …

Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002–2017

G Geng, Y Zheng, Q Zhang, T Xue, H Zhao, D Tong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Between 2002 and 2017, China's gross domestic product grew by 284%, but this
surge was accompanied by a similarly prodigious growth in energy consumption, air …

The effect of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across China and its provinces, 1990–2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

P Yin, M Brauer, AJ Cohen, H Wang, J Li… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

Trends in China's anthropogenic emissions since 2010 as the consequence of clean air actions

B Zheng, D Tong, M Li, F Liu, C Hong… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
To tackle the problem of severe air pollution, China has implemented active clean air
policies in recent years. As a consequence, the emissions of major air pollutants have …

Drivers of improved PM2.5 air quality in China from 2013 to 2017

Q Zhang, Y Zheng, D Tong, M Shao… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
From 2013 to 2017, with the implementation of the toughest-ever clean air policy in China,
significant declines in fine particle (PM2. 5) concentrations occurred nationwide. Here we …

China CO2 emission accounts 1997–2015

Y Shan, D Guan, H Zheng, J Ou, Y Li, J Meng, Z Mi… - Scientific data, 2018 - nature.com
China is the world's top energy consumer and CO 2 emitter, accounting for 30% of global
emissions. Compiling an accurate accounting of China's CO 2 emissions is the first step in …

Long-term historical trends in air pollutant emissions in Asia: Regional Emission inventory in ASia (REAS) version 3

J Kurokawa, T Ohara - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
A long-term historical emission inventory of air and climate pollutants in East, Southeast, and
South Asia during 1950–2015 was developed as the Regional Emission inventory in ASia …

Dominant role of emission reduction in PM air quality improvement in Beijing during 2013–2017: a model-based decomposition analysis

J Cheng, J Su, T Cui, X Li, X Dong, F Sun… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
In 2013, China's government published the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan
(APPCAP) with a specific target for Beijing, which aims to reduce annual mean PM2. 5 …

Air pollution reduction in China: Recent success but great challenge for the future

Y Zeng, Y Cao, X Qiao, BC Seyler, Y Tang - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
China's rapid economic growth has caused severe air pollution, raising serious concerns
about the growing evidence of its negative health, environmental, and economic impacts …