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 Recent Advances in Research on PM2.5 in China

Y Lin, J Zou, W Yang, CQ Li - … of environmental research and public health, 2018 - mdpi.com
PM2. 5 pollution has become a severe problem in China due to rapid industrialization and
high energy consumption. It can cause increases in the incidence of various respiratory …

Does lockdown reduce air pollution? Evidence from 44 cities in northern China

R Bao, A Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Responding to the ongoing novel coronavirus (agent of COVID-19) outbreak, China
implemented “the largest quarantine in human history” in Wuhan on 23 January 2020 …

Global estimates and long-term trends of fine particulate matter concentrations (1998–2018)

MS Hammer, A van Donkelaar, C Li… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a leading risk factor for mortality. We
develop global estimates of annual PM2. 5 concentrations and trends for 1998–2018 using …

Significant changes in the chemical compositions and sources of PM2. 5 in Wuhan since the city lockdown as COVID-19

H Zheng, S Kong, N Chen, Y Yan, D Liu, B Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wuhan was the first city to adopt the lockdown measures to prevent COVID-19 spreading,
which improved the air quality accordingly. This study investigated the variations in chemical …

Do economic activities cause air pollution? Evidence from China's major cities

L Zhu, Y Hao, ZN Lu, H Wu, Q Ran - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
In China, smog pollution has become an increasingly serious environmental issue that
seriously threatens its sustainable economic development. Given that smog pollution usually …

Identifying the spatial effects and driving factors of urban PM2. 5 pollution in China

Z Cheng, L Li, J Liu - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Exploring exactly where air pollution comes from, and identifying the key factors that
influence it, can provide a scientific basis for the rational formulation and effective …

A geographically weighted regression model augmented by Geodetector analysis and principal component analysis for the spatial distribution of PM2. 5

R Zhao, L Zhan, M Yao, L Yang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
This study develops an augmented geographically weighted regression (GWR) model to
analyze the spatial distribution of PM 2.5 concentrations through the incorporation of …

The dynamic relationship between environmental pollution, economic development and public health: Evidence from China

ZN Lu, H Chen, Y Hao, J Wang, X Song… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
During the last two decades of rapid economic growth, China's environmental pollution has
become increasingly serious, and the corresponding health damage has become a …

Estimating premature mortality attributable to PM2. 5 exposure and benefit of air pollution control policies in China for 2020

KJ Maji, AK Dikshit, M Arora, A Deshpande - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In past decade of rapid industrial development and urbanization, China has witnessed
increasingly persistent severe haze and smog episodes, posing serious health hazards to …