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 …

Formation of urban fine particulate matter

R Zhang, G Wang, S Guo, ML Zamora, Q Ying… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Urban air pollution represents one of the greatest environmental challenges facing mankind
in the 21st century. 1, 2 Noticeably, many develo** countries, such as China and India …

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 …

Aerosol and boundary-layer interactions and impact on air quality

Z Li, J Guo, A Ding, H Liao, J Liu, Y Sun… - National Science …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Air quality is concerned with pollutants in both the gas phase and solid or liquid phases. The
latter are referred to as aerosols, which are multifaceted agents affecting air quality, weather …

Elucidating severe urban haze formation in China

S Guo, M Hu, ML Zamora, J Peng, D Shang… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - pnas.org
As the world's second largest economy, China has experienced severe haze pollution, with
fine particulate matter (PM) recently reaching unprecedentedly high levels across many …

Nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in the atmosphere

R Zhang, A Khalizov, L Wang, M Hu, W Xu - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review intends to critically assess recent findings related to nucleation and growth of
atmospheric nanoparticles, with an emphasis on the understanding of these processes at a …

Explosive secondary aerosol formation during severe haze in the North China Plain

J Peng, M Hu, D Shang, Z Wu, Z Du, T Tan… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Severe haze events with exceedingly high-levels of fine aerosols occur frequently over the
past decades in the North China Plain (NCP), exerting profound impacts on human health …

The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

M Hallquist, JC Wenger, U Baltensperger… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

Chemistry of secondary organic aerosol: Formation and evolution of low-volatility organics in the atmosphere

JH Kroll, JH Seinfeld - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA), particulate matter composed of compounds formed from
the atmospheric transformation of organic species, accounts for a substantial fraction of …

[HTML][HTML] Acidity and the multiphase chemistry of atmospheric aqueous particles and clouds

A Tilgner, T Schaefer, B Alexander… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The acidity of aqueous atmospheric solutions is a key parameter driving both the partitioning
of semi-volatile acidic and basic trace gases and their aqueous-phase chemistry. In addition …