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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Hormesis in plants: Physiological and biochemical responses

A Jalal, JC de Oliveira Junior, JS Ribeiro… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hormesis is a favorable response to low level exposures to substance or to adverse
conditions. This phenomenon has become a target to achieve greater crop productivity. This …

[HTML][HTML] Economic losses due to ozone impacts on human health, forest productivity and crop yield across China

Z Feng, A De Marco, A Anav, M Gualtieri, P Sicard… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
China's economic growth has significantly increased emissions of tropospheric ozone (O 3)
precursors, resulting in increased regional O 3 pollution. We analyzed data from> 1400 …

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 …

Chlorophyll hormesis: are chlorophylls major components of stress biology in higher plants?

E Agathokleous, ZZ Feng, J Peñuelas - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
High oxidative stress inhibits the synthesis and accumulation of chlorophylls, the pigments
that absorb and use light. We collated evidence from a diverse array of studies …

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 …

Should we see urban trees as effective solutions to reduce increasing ozone levels in cities?

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, V Araminiene, E Carrari… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Outdoor air pollution is considered as the most serious environmental problem for human
health, associated with some million deaths worldwide per year. Cities have to cope with the …

Assessing surface ozone risk to human health and forests over time in Poland

A Cakaj, E Qorri, F Coulibaly, A De Marco… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hourly ground-level ozone (O 3) data from 52 monitoring stations in Poland were analyzed
over a ten-year pre-COVID19 period (2010–2019) to map and define areas at risk for human …