Air pollution in mega cities in China

CK Chan, X Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to its rapidly expanding economic and industrial developments, China is currently
considered to be the engine of the world's economic growth. China's economic growth has …

Passive methods for improving air quality in the built environment: A review of porous and solid barriers

J Gallagher, R Baldauf, CH Fuller, P Kumar… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Protecting the health of growing urban populations from air pollution remains a challenge for
planners and requires detailed understanding of air flow and pollutant transport in the built …

Characteristics and health effects of BTEX in a hot spot for urban pollution

M Dehghani, M Fazlzadeh, A Sorooshian… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study reports a spatiotemporal characterization of toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, and
xylenes concentrations (BTEX) in an urban hot spot in Iran, specifically at an bus terminal …

Socioeconomic effect on perception of urban green spaces in Guangzhou, China

CY Jim, X Shan - Cities, 2013 - Elsevier
Visitor perception can influence use pattern and inform planning and management of urban
green spaces (UGSs). This study investigated visitors' views on key UGS variables and …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of population inhalation exposure to volatile organic compounds and carbonyls in urban China

Z Du, J Mo, Y Zhang - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
Over the past three decades, China has experienced rapid urbanization. The risks to its
urban population posed by inhalation exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) have not …

Role of meteorology in seasonality of air pollution in megacity Delhi, India

SK Guttikunda, BR Gurjar - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2012 - Springer
The winters in megacity Delhi are harsh, smoggy, foggy, and highly polluted. The pollution
levels are approximately two to three times those monitored in the summer months, and the …

Hazardous volatile organic compounds in ambient air of China

X Lyu, H Guo, Y Wang, F Zhang, K Nie, J Dang, Z Liang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and the majority of
them have been proved to be detrimental to human health. The hazardous VOCs were …

Tracer‐based estimation of secondary organic carbon in the Pearl River Delta, south China

X Ding, XM Wang, B Gao, XX Fu, QF He… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fine particles (PM2. 5) were collected using filter‐based high‐volume samplers during
summer‐winter 2008 at a rural site in the central Pearl River Delta (PRD), south China, to …

Environmental and health effects of ventilation in subway stations: a literature review

Y Wen, J Leng, X Shen, G Han, L Sun, F Yu - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental health in subway stations, a typical type of urban underground space, is
becoming increasingly important. Ventilation is the principal measure for optimizing the …

Urban form and air pollution: Clustering patterns of urban form factors related to particulate matter in Seoul, Korea

H Ahn, J Lee, A Hong - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the aggressive emission control efforts in Korea over the past decades, surface-
level particulate matter (PM) concentrations have increased in Seoul since 2012. What …