Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes

Z An, RJ Huang, R Zhang, X Tie, G Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Regional severe haze represents an enormous environmental problem in China, influencing
air quality, human health, ecosystem, weather, and climate. These extremes are …

A review of aerosol chemistry in Asia: insights from aerosol mass spectrometer measurements

W Zhou, W Xu, H Kim, Q Zhang, P Fu… - … Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Anthropogenic emissions in Asia have significantly increased during the last two decades;
as a result, the induced air pollution and its influences on radiative forcing and public health …

Changes in aerosol chemistry from 2014 to 2016 in winter in Beijing: Insights from high‐resolution aerosol mass spectrometry

W Xu, Y Sun, Q Wang, J Zhao, J Wang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Air quality has been continuously improved in recent years in Beijing, yet severe haze
episodes still frequently occur in winter. Here we deployed an Aerodyne high‐resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Formation mechanisms of atmospheric nitrate and sulfate during the winter haze pollution periods in Beijing: gas-phase, heterogeneous and aqueous-phase …

P Liu, C Ye, C Xue, C Zhang, Y Mu… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
A vast area in China is currently going through severe haze episodes with drastically
elevated concentrations of PM 2.5 in winter. Nitrate and sulfate are the main constituents of …

The underlying mechanisms of PM2. 5 and O3 synergistic pollution in East China: Photochemical and heterogeneous interactions

Y Qu, T Wang, C Yuan, H Wu, L Gao, C Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid development of Chinese cities is accompanied by air pollution. Although the
implementation of air pollution control strategies in recent years has alleviated PM 2.5 …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrate-driven urban haze pollution during summertime over the North China Plain

H Li, Q Zhang, B Zheng, C Chen, N Wu… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Compared to the severe winter haze episodes in the North China Plain (NCP), haze
pollution during summertime has drawn little public attention. In this study, we present the …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrate-dominated PM and elevation of particle pH observed in urban Beijing during the winter of 2017

Y Xie, G Wang, X Wang, J Chen, Y Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
The Chinese government has exerted strict emission controls to mitigate air pollution since
2013, which has resulted in significant decreases in the concentrations of air pollutants such …

[HTML][HTML] Mutual promotion between aerosol particle liquid water and particulate nitrate enhancement leads to severe nitrate-dominated particulate matter pollution and …

Y Wang, Y Chen, Z Wu, D Shang, Y Bian… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
As has been the case in North America and western Europe, the SO 2 emissions have
substantially reduced in the North China Plain (NCP) in recent years. Differential rates of …

Explore spatio-temporal PM2. 5 features in northern Taiwan using machine learning techniques

FJ Chang, LC Chang, CC Kang, YS Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The complex mixtures of local emission sources and regional transportations of air
pollutants make accurate PM2. 5 prediction a very challenging yet crucial task, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of black carbon-containing fine particles in Beijing during wintertime

J Wang, D Liu, X Ge, Y Wu, F Shen… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Refractory black carbon (BC) is a product of incomplete combustion of fossil fuel, biomass
and biofuel, etc. By mixing with other species, BC can play significant roles in climate …