Air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

RR Duan, K Hao, T Yang - Chronic diseases and translational …, 2020 - mednexus.org
There is considerable epidemiological evidence indicating that air pollution has adverse
effects on human health and is closely related to respiratory diseases, including chronic …

Particulate matter pollution over China and the effects of control policies

J Wang, B Zhao, S Wang, F Yang, J **ng… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
China is one of the regions with highest PM 2.5 concentration in the world. In this study, we
review the spatio-temporal distribution of PM 2.5 mass concentration and components in …

[PDF][PDF] Cities, settlements and key infrastructure

D Dodman, B Hayward, M Pelling, V Castán Broto… - 2023 - escholarship.org
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

Transportation infrastructure upgrading and green development efficiency: Empirical analysis with double machine learning method

S Ling, S **, H Wang, Z Zhang, Y Feng - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to deal with the environmental problems such as pollution emissions and climate
change, sustainable development in the field of transportation has gradually become a hot …

Severe air pollution events not avoided by reduced anthropogenic activities during COVID-19 outbreak

P Wang, K Chen, S Zhu, P Wang, H Zhang - Resources, Conservation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in China, almost all avoidable activities in
China are prohibited since Wuhan announced lockdown on January 23, 2020. With reduced …

Drivers of improved PM2.5 air quality in China from 2013 to 2017

Q Zhang, Y Zheng, D Tong, M Shao, S Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
From 2013 to 2017, with the implementation of the toughest-ever clean air policy in China,
significant declines in fine particle (PM2. 5) concentrations occurred nationwide. Here we …

Defending blue sky in China: Effectiveness of the “Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan” on air quality improvements from 2013 to 2017

Y Feng, M Ning, Y Lei, Y Sun, W Liu, J Wang - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Air pollution control has become one of the top priorities of China's “Ecological Civilization”
development. As a quick response to the 2013 PM 2.5 episodes, the Chinese Government …

Health impact of China's Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan: an analysis of national air quality monitoring and mortality data

J Huang, X Pan, X Guo, G Li - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background To mitigate the serious levels of air pollution in China, the State Council of
China issued the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) in 2013. This …

Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China

L Liao, M Du, Z Chen - Sustainable cities and society, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent work on socioeconomic health inequality has explored the possible determinants,
but there is a lack of empirical evidence examining the associations between environmental …

Dominant role of emission reduction in PM air quality improvement in Bei**g during 2013–2017: a model-based decomposition analysis

J Cheng, J Su, T Cui, X Li, X Dong, F Sun… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
In 2013, China's government published the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan
(APPCAP) with a specific target for Bei**g, which aims to reduce annual mean PM2. 5 …