Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Secondary aerosol formation in winter haze over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China

D Shang, J Peng, S Guo, Z Wu, M Hu - Frontiers of Environmental Science …, 2021 - Springer
Severe haze pollution occurs frequently in the winter over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH)
region (China), exerting profound impacts on air quality, visibility, and human health. The …

Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, Y Qiu, L Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Surface ozone is a severe air pollution problem in the North China Plain, which is home to
300 million people. Ozone concentrations are highest in summer, driven by fast …

The trend of surface ozone in Beijing from 2013 to 2019: Indications of the persisting strong atmospheric oxidation capacity

S Chen, H Wang, K Lu, L Zeng, M Hu, Y Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
We report a continuous record of surface ozone (O 3) in urban Beijing, China, from 2013 to
2019. A linear fit to the 7-year record shows that the annual MDA8-O 3 (the maximum daily …

Field determination of nitrate formation pathway in winter Beijing

X Chen, H Wang, K Lu, C Li, T Zhai, Z Tan… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Particulate nitrate (pNO3–) has often been found to be the major component of fine particles
in urban air-sheds in China, the United States, and Europe during winter haze episodes in …

PM2. 5 and O3 relationships affected by the atmospheric oxidizing capacity in the Yangtze River Delta, China

M Qin, A Hu, J Mao, X Li, L Sheng, J Sun, J Li… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The atmospheric oxidizing capacity (AOC), reflecting the self-cleansing capacity of the
atmosphere, plays an important role in the chemical evolution of secondary fine particulate …

An explicit study of local ozone budget and NOx-VOCs sensitivity in Shenzhen China

D Yu, Z Tan, K Lu, X Ma, X Li, S Chen, B Zhu… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
In China, a significant reduction in primary pollution has been observed due to the Clean Air
Action since 2013, and ozone pollution has become increasingly prominent over the past …

Photochemical aqueous-phase reactions induce rapid daytime formation of oxygenated organic aerosol on the North China Plain

Y Kuang, Y He, W Xu, B Yuan, G Zhang… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) constitutes a large fraction of organic aerosol worldwide,
however, the formation mechanisms in polluted environments remain poorly understood …

Photochemical ozone pollution in five Chinese megacities in summer 2018

X Liu, H Guo, L Zeng, X Lyu, Y Wang, Y Zeren… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
To investigate photochemical ozone (O 3) pollution in urban areas in China, O 3 and its
precursors and meteorological parameters were simultaneously measured in five …

Elevated levels of OH observed in haze events during wintertime in central Beijing

EJ Slater, LK Whalley… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Wintertime in situ measurements of OH, HO 2 and RO 2 radicals and OH reactivity were
made in central Beijing during November and December 2016. Exceptionally elevated NO …