A review of current knowledge concerning PM2. 5 chemical composition, aerosol optical properties and their relationships across China

J Tao, L Zhang, J Cao, R Zhang - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
To obtain a thorough knowledge of PM 2. 5 chemical composition and its impact on aerosol
optical properties across China, existing field studies conducted after the year 2000 are …

A review of coarse mineral dust in the Earth system

A Adebiyi, JF Kok, BJ Murray, CL Ryder, JBW Stuut… - Aeolian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …

A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations

J Csavina, J Field, MP Taylor, S Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Contaminants can be transported rapidly and over relatively long distances by atmospheric
dust and aerosol relative to other media such as water, soil and biota; yet few studies have …

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 …

Chemical composition, sources, and aging process of submicron aerosols in Beijing: Contrast between summer and winter

W Hu, M Hu, W Hu, JL Jimenez, B Yuan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the seasonal characteristics of submicron aerosol (PM1) in Beijing urban
areas, a high‐resolution time‐of‐flight aerosol‐mass‐spectrometer (HR‐ToF‐AMS) was …

Air quality during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games

DG Streets, JS Fu, CJ Jang, J Hao, K He, X Tang… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
China is taking major steps to improve Beijing's air quality for the 2008 Olympic Games.
However, concentrations of fine particulate matter and ozone in Beijing often exceed …

Seasonal and diurnal variation in particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) at an urban site of Beijing: analyses from a 9-year study

Z Liu, B Hu, L Wang, F Wu, W Gao, Y Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2015 - Springer
Air pollution has become a top environmental concern in China. In the present study, 9 years
of PM 10 and PM 2.5 data from an urban monitoring station in Beijing was analyzed relative …

Quantifying the air pollutants emission reduction during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

S Wang, M Zhao, J Xing, Y Wu, Y Zhou… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Air quality was a vital concern for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. To strictly control air
pollutant emissions and ensure good air quality for the Games, Beijing municipal …

Source apportionment of PM2. 5 in Beijing using principal component analysis/absolute principal component scores and UNMIX

Y Song, S Xie, Y Zhang, L Zeng, LG Salmon… - Science of the Total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Source apportionment of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5, ie, particles with an aerodynamic
diameter of 2.5 μm or less) in Beijing, China, was determined using two eigenvector models …

Size-resolved source apportionment of particulate matter in urban Beijing during haze and non-haze episodes

SL Tian, YP Pan, YS Wang - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Additional size-resolved chemical information is needed before the physicochemical
characteristics and sources of airborne particles can be understood; however, this …