Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts

T Wang, L Xue, Z Feng, J Dai, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ozone (O3) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China,
after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite …

Recent advances of photocatalytic degradation for BTEX: Materials, operation, and mechanism

C Liang, C Li, Y Zhu, X Du, C Yao, Y Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
BTEX with benzene ring and different groups (methyl and ethyl) have aroused enormous
concern due to their wide sources and large contribution to photochemical reactions and …

Anthropogenic pollutants induce changes in peroxyacetyl nitrate formation intensity and pathways in a mountainous background atmosphere in southern China

Y Wang, T Liu, D Gong, H Wang, H Guo… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mountainous background areas are typically considered to have a clean atmosphere where
peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) can be decomposed. This study demonstrated that PAN was …

Formation of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and its impact on ozone production in the coastal atmosphere of Qingdao, North China

Y Liu, H Shen, J Mu, H Li, T Chen, J Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), acting as a relatively long-lived reservoir for both NO x and
radicals, plays a crucial role in ozone (O 3) formation in the troposphere. However, its …

Seasonal variation characteristics of atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and its source apportionment in a megacity in southern China

SY Xia, XF Huang, ZJ Li, N Fu, Z Jiang, LM Cao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to its biotoxicity and inductive effect on photochemical pollution, atmospheric
peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), which is a typical product of atmospheric photochemical …

Ambient volatile organic compounds at a receptor site in the Pearl River Delta region: Variations, source apportionment and effects on ozone formation

Y Meng, J Song, L Zeng, Y Zhang, Y Zhao, X Liu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present the continuously measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at a
receptor site (Wan Qing Sha, WQS) in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region from September to …

Seasonal characteristics of atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in a coastal city of Southeast China: Explanatory factors and photochemical effects

T Liu, G Chen, J Chen, L Xu, M Li… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) acting as a typical indicator of photochemical pollution can
redistribute NO x and modulate O 3 production. Coupled with the observation-based model …

Seasonal discrepancies in peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and its correlation with ozone and PM2. 5: Effects of regional transport from circumjacent industrial cities

M Sun, Y Zhou, Y Wang, X Zheng, D Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is the most important reservoir of nitrogen oxides, with effects on
atmospheric oxidation capacity and regional nitrogen distribution. The first yearlong …

Influence of thermal decomposition and regional transport on atmospheric peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) observed in a megacity in southern China

SY Xia, XF Huang, HX Han, X Li, GH Yu - Atmospheric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is a typical secondary product of photochemical smog and is
widely considered an indicator when evaluating the severity of photochemical pollution, but …

Investigation on the budget of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the Yangtze River Delta: Unravelling local photochemistry and regional impact

T Xu, W Nie, Z Xu, C Yan, Y Liu, Q Zha, R Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) is a significant indicator of atmospheric photochemical pollution,
which can influence the regional distribution of ozone (O 3) and hydroxyl radical (OH) …