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 …

Ground-level O3 pollution and its impacts on food crops in China: a review

Z Feng, E Hu, X Wang, L Jiang, X Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O 3) pollution has become one of the top environmental
issues in China, especially in those economically vibrant and densely populated regions. In …

Long-term O3–precursor relationships in Hong Kong: field observation and model simulation

Y Wang, H Wang, H Guo, X Lyu… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Over the past 10 years (2005–2014), ground-level O 3 in Hong Kong has consistently
increased in all seasons except winter, despite the yearly reduction of its precursors, ie …

Impacts of sea-land and mountain-valley circulations on the air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH): A case study

N Bei, L Zhao, J Wu, X Li, T Feng, G Li - Environmental pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
In the study, observational data analyses and the WRF-CHEM model simulations are used
to investigate the role of sea-land and mountain-valley breeze circulations in a severe air …

Urban roadside aromatic hydrocarbons in three cities of the Pearl River Delta, People's Republic of China

X Wang, G Sheng, J Fu, C Chan, SC Lee… - Atmospheric …, 2002 - Elsevier
Urban roadside levels of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX) were
investigated in three typical cities (Guangzhou, Macau and Nanhai) in the Pearl River Delta …

Organochlorine pesticides in the atmosphere of Guangzhou and Hong Kong: regional sources and long-range atmospheric transport

J Li, G Zhang, L Guo, W Xu, X Li, CSL Lee, A Ding… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in the atmosphere over the period of
December 2003–December 2004 at four sampling sites in Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Gas …

Surface O3 photochemistry over the South China Sea: Application of a near-explicit chemical mechanism box model

Y Wang, H Guo, S Zou, X Lyu, Z Ling, H Cheng… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
A systematic field measurement was conducted at an island site (Wanshan Island, WSI) over
the South China Sea (SCS) in autumn 2013. It was observed that mixing ratios of O 3 and its …

Numerical simulation and process analysis of typhoon‐related ozone episodes in Hong Kong

JP Huang, JCH Fung, AKH Lau… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In this study the synoptic patterns conducive to the occurrence of O3 episodes in Hong Kong
are categorized by an inspection of the weather charts over the period of 1999–2003. The …

Characteristics of nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) in industrial, industrial‐urban, and industrial‐suburban atmospheres of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of …

LY Chan, KW Chu, SC Zou, CY Chan… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In a study conducted in late summer 2000, a wide range of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) were measured throughout five target cities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of …

Study on an ozone episode in hot season in Hong Kong and transboundary air pollution over Pearl River Delta region of China

KS Lam, TJ Wang, CL Wu, YS Li - Atmospheric Environment, 2005 - Elsevier
An ozone (O3) episode that occurred in Hong Kong during 18–22 August 1999 was
investigated. This episode lasted nearly 2 days with Typhoon Sam located at 500km away …