Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, SC Anenberg… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O 3), fine particles (PM 2.5), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are
the most harmful urban air pollutants regarding human health effects. Here, we aimed at …

Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown

P Sicard, A De Marco, E Agathokleous, Z Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on air pollution in
four Southern European cities (Nice, Rome, Valencia and Turin) and Wuhan (China) was …

Ozone pollution threatens the production of major staple crops in East Asia

Z Feng, Y Xu, K Kobayashi, L Dai, T Zhang… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
East Asia is a hotspot of surface ozone (O3) pollution, which hinders crop growth and
reduces yields. Here, we assess the relative yield loss in rice, wheat and maize due to O3 by …

Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, A De Marco… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Background The paper presents an overview of air quality in the 27 member countries of the
European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (previous EU-28), from 2000 to 2017. We …

Coordinated control of PM2. 5 and O3 is urgently needed in China after implementation of the “Air pollution prevention and control action plan”

H Zhao, K Chen, Z Liu, Y Zhang, T Shao, H Zhang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
To improve air quality, China formulated the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan
(APPCAP) in 2013. In the present study, the changes in the concentration of air pollutants …

Ground-level ozone pollution and its health impacts in China

H Liu, S Liu, B Xue, Z Lv, Z Meng, X Yang, T Xue… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, ground-level ozone pollution in China has become an increasingly
prominent problem. This study simulated and analyzed spatiotemporal distribution of ozone …

Tropospheric ozone assessment report: Global ozone metrics for climate change, human health, and crop/ecosystem research

AS Lefohn, CS Malley, L Smith, B Wells… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
Assessment of spatial and temporal variation in the impacts of ozone on human health,
vegetation, and climate requires appropriate metrics. A key component of the Tropospheric …

Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day ozone distribution and trends relevant to human health

ZL Fleming, RM Doherty, E Von Schneidemesser… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
This study quantifies the present-day global and regional distributions (2010–2014) and
trends (2000–2014) for five ozone metrics relevant for short-term and long-term human …

Ozone weekend effect in cities: Deep insights for urban air pollution control

P Sicard, E Paoletti, E Agathokleous… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studying weekend-weekday variation in ground-level ozone (O 3) allows one to better
understand O 3 formation conditions, with a potential for develo** effective strategies for O …