Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes

Z An, RJ Huang, R Zhang, X Tie, G Li, J Cao… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Regional severe haze represents an enormous environmental problem in China, influencing
air quality, human health, ecosystem, weather, and climate. These extremes are …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China

X Huang, A Ding, J Gao, B Zheng, D Zhou… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
To control the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China imposed nationwide
restrictions on the movement of its population (lockdown) after the Chinese New Year of …

Contrasting trends of PM2.5 and surface-ozone concentrations in China from 2013 to 2017

Y Wang, W Gao, S Wang, T Song, Z Gong… - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Although much attention has been paid to investigating and controlling air pollution in
China, the trends of air-pollutant concentrations on a national scale have remained unclear …

Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19

R Zhang, Y Li, AL Zhang, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - pnas.org
Various mitigation measures have been implemented to fight the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic, including widely adopted social distancing and mandated face …

Exploring the relationship between air pollution and meteorological conditions in China under environmental governance

Y Liu, Y Zhou, J Lu - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Extensive studies have been carried out on the impact of human activities on air pollution,
but systematic investigation on the relationship between air pollutant and meteorological …

Atmospheric new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines in a Chinese megacity

L Yao, O Garmash, F Bianchi, J Zheng, C Yan… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) is an important global phenomenon that is
nevertheless sensitive to ambient conditions. According to both observation and theoretical …

Atmospheric new particle formation and growth: review of field observations

VM Kerminen, X Chen, V Vakkari… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This review focuses on the observed characteristics of atmospheric new particle formation
(NPF) in different environments of the global troposphere. After a short introduction, we will …

Persistent sulfate formation from London Fog to Chinese haze

G Wang, R Zhang, ME Gomez, L Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
Sulfate aerosols exert profound impacts on human and ecosystem health, weather, and
climate, but their formation mechanism remains uncertain. Atmospheric models consistently …