Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts

T Wang, L Xue, Z Feng, J Dai, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ozone (O3) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China,
after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite …

Review on atmospheric ozone pollution in China: Formation, spatiotemporal distribution, precursors and affecting factors

R Yu, Y Lin, J Zou, Y Dan, C Cheng - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, atmospheric ozone pollution has become more and more serious in many
areas of China due to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization. The …

Characteristics of summertime ambient VOCs and their contributions to O3 and SOA formation in a suburban area of Nan**g, China

A Mozaffar, YL Zhang, M Fan, F Cao, YC Lin - Atmospheric Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Hourly concentrations of 89 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) together with other
atmospheric trace gases like ozone (O 3), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) …

Evaluation on urban environmental sustainability and coupling coordination among its dimensions: A case study of Shandong Province, China

D Zhang, Y Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid urbanization process, the investigation of environmental sustainability is a
critical issue in fostering sustainable social development. This study interprets the …

[HTML][HTML] Aggravated air pollution and health burden due to traffic congestion in urban China

P Wang, R Zhang, S Sun, M Gao… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Vehicle emissions are regarded as a primary contributor to air pollution and related adverse
health impacts. Heavy traffic congestion increases traffic flow and thus produces more O 3 …

Quantifying daily NO x and CO2 emissions from Wuhan using satellite observations from TROPOMI and OCO-2

Q Zhang, KF Boersma, B Zhao, H Eskes… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Quantification and control of NOx and CO2 emissions are essential across the world to limit
adverse climate change and improve air quality. We present a new top-down method, an …

Ozone episodes during and after the 2018 Chinese National Day holidays in Guangzhou: Implications for the control of precursor VOCs

J Wang, Y Zhang, Z Wu, S Luo, W Song… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of reducing industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on ozone
(O 3) pollution is of wide concern particularly in highly industrialized megacities. In this …

Contrasting effects of clean air actions on surface ozone concentrations in different regions over Bei**g from May to September 2013–2020

L Zhang, L Wang, B Liu, G Tang, B Liu, X Li… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the nonlinear impacts of meteorology and precursors, the response of ozone (O 3)
trends to emission changes is very complex over different regions in megacity Bei**g …

Competing PM2. 5 and NO2 holiday effects in the Bei**g area vary locally due to differences in residential coal burning and traffic patterns

J Hua, Y Zhang, B de Foy, X Mei, J Shang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The holiday effect is a useful tool to estimate the impact on air pollution due to changes in
human activities. In this study, we assessed the variations in concentrations of fine …

Comparison of Ozone and PM2.5 Concentrations over Urban, Suburban, and Background Sites in China

L Gao, X Yue, X Meng, L Du, Y Lei, C Tian… - Advances in Atmospheric …, 2020 - Springer
Surface ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) are dominant air pollutants in
China. Concentrations of these pollutants can show significant differences between urban …