Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as environmental pollutants: Occurrence and mitigation using nanomaterials

E David, VC Niculescu - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprise various organic chemicals which are released
as gases from different liquids or solids. The nature and impact of the health effects are …

Explosive secondary aerosol formation during severe haze in the North China Plain

J Peng, M Hu, D Shang, Z Wu, Z Du, T Tan… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Severe haze events with exceedingly high-levels of fine aerosols occur frequently over the
past decades in the North China Plain (NCP), exerting profound impacts on human health …

Unexpected air pollution with marked emission reductions during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

T Le, Y Wang, L Liu, J Yang, YL Yung, G Li, JH Seinfeld - Science, 2020 - science.org
The absence of motor vehicle traffic and suspended manufacturing during the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China enabled assessment of the efficiency of air …

Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city

X Lian, J Huang, R Huang, C Liu, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of strict lockdown measures were implemented in the areas of China worst affected
by coronavirus disease 19, including Wuhan, to prevent the disease spreading. The …

Source–receptor relationship revealed by the halted traffic and aggravated haze in Beijing during the COVID-19 lockdown

Z Lv, X Wang, F Deng, Q Ying… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 outbreak greatly limited human activities and reduced primary emissions
particularly from urban on-road vehicles but coincided with Beijing experiencing “pandemic …

Atmospheric nanoparticle growth

D Stolzenburg, R Cai, SM Blichner, J Kontkanen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
New particle formation of liquid or solid nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors is a
decisive process in Earth's atmosphere and is considered one of the largest uncertainties in …

Some evidence and new insights for feedback loops of human-nature interactions from a holistic Earth perspective

L Dong, Z Huang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating global population and subsequent societal demands have contributed to a
notable upsurge in production activities, resulting in unprecedented anthropogenic …

The synergistic role of sulfuric acid, bases, and oxidized organics governing new‐particle formation in Beijing

C Yan, R Yin, Y Lu, L Dada, D Yang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intense and frequent new particle formation (NPF) events have been observed in polluted
urban environments, yet the dominant mechanisms are still under debate. To understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in ambient air quality and atmospheric composition and reactivity in the South East of the UK as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown

KP Wyche, M Nichols, H Parfitt, P Beckett… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the world to impose restrictions on
daily life to prevent the spread of the virus. This resulted in unprecedented reductions in …

Impact of cooking style and oil on semi-volatile and intermediate volatility organic compound emissions from Chinese domestic cooking

K Song, S Guo, Y Gong, D Lv, Y Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
To elucidate the molecular chemical compositions, volatility–polarity distributions, and
influencing factors of Chinese cooking emissions, a comprehensive cooking emission …