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 …

[HTML][HTML] Achievements and challenges in improving air quality in China: analysis of the long-term trends from 2014 to 2022

H Zheng, S Kong, J Seo, Y Yan, Y Cheng, L Yao… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the implementation of air pollution control measures in China, air quality has
significantly improved, although there are still additional issues to be addressed. This study …

Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China

X Huang, A Ding, J Gao, B Zheng, D Zhou… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
To control the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China imposed nationwide
restrictions on the movement of its population (lockdown) after the Chinese New Year of …

Ozone pollution in the North China Plain spreading into the late-winter haze season

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, Y Qiu, L Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Surface ozone is a severe air pollution problem in the North China Plain, which is home to
300 million people. Ozone concentrations are highest in summer, driven by fast …

Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China's megacities

W Nie, C Yan, DD Huang, Z Wang, Y Liu, X Qiao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol contributes a significant fraction to aerosol mass and toxicity.
Low-volatility organic vapours are critical intermediates connecting the oxidation of volatile …

Aerosol-boundary-layer-monsoon interactions amplify semi-direct effect of biomass smoke on low cloud formation in Southeast Asia

K Ding, X Huang, A Ding, M Wang, H Su… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Low clouds play a key role in the Earth-atmosphere energy balance and influence
agricultural production and solar-power generation. Smoke aloft has been found to enhance …

Attribution of air quality benefits to clean winter heating policies in China: combining machine learning with causal inference

C Song, B Liu, K Cheng, MA Cole, Q Dai… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heating is a major source of air pollution. To improve air quality, a range of clean heating
policies were implemented in China over the past decade. Here, we evaluated the impacts …

Observational evidence for the dual roles of BC in the megacity of eastern China: Enhanced O3 and decreased PM2. 5 pollution

H Wang, Y Ke, Y Tan, B Zhu, T Zhao, Y Yin - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
PM 2.5 pollution has been alleviated significantly since implementing the Clean Air Action in
China, whereas a concomitant increase in O 3 pollution has been observed. In the megacity …

Air quality during COVID-19 lockdown in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta: Two different responsive mechanisms to emission reductions in China

N Wang, J Xu, C Pei, R Tang, D Zhou… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite the large reduction in anthropogenic activities due to the outbreak of COVID-19, air
quality in China has witnessed little improvement and featured great regional disparities …

The interaction between black carbon and planetary boundary layer in the Yangtze River Delta from 2015 to 2020: Why O3 didn't decline so significantly as PM2. 5

Y Tan, H Wang, B Zhu, T Zhao, S Shi, A Liu, D Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (air clean plan) issued in
2013, air quality has been in continuous improvement. The second stage of air clean plan …