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 …

Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes

Z An, RJ Huang, R Zhang, X Tie, G Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Regional severe haze represents an enormous environmental problem in China, influencing
air quality, human health, ecosystem, weather, and climate. These extremes are …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

A two-pollutant strategy for improving ozone and particulate air quality in China

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, J Zhu, V Shah, L Shen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) decreased by 30–40% across China during 2013–
2017 in response to the governmental Clean Air Action. However, surface ozone pollution …

Anthropogenic drivers of 2013–2017 trends in summer surface ozone in China

K Li, DJ Jacob, H Liao, L Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Observations of surface ozone available from∼ 1,000 sites across China for the past 5 years
(2013–2017) show severe summertime pollution and regionally variable trends. We resolve …

Severe surface ozone pollution in China: a global perspective

X Lu, J Hong, L Zhang, OR Cooper… - … & Technology Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
The nationwide extent of surface ozone pollution in China and its comparison to the global
ozone distribution have not been recognized because of the scarcity of Chinese monitoring …

Rapid increases in warm-season surface ozone and resulting health impact in China since 2013

X Lu, L Zhang, X Wang, M Gao, K Li… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
China's nationwide ozone monitoring network initiated in 2013 has observed severe surface
ozone pollution. This network, combined with the recent Tropospheric Ozone Assessment …

Contrasting trends of PM2.5 and surface-ozone concentrations in China from 2013 to 2017

Y Wang, W Gao, S Wang, T Song, Z Gong… - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Although much attention has been paid to investigating and controlling air pollution in
China, the trends of air-pollutant concentrations on a national scale have remained unclear …

[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 …

A comprehensive investigation of surface ozone pollution in China, 2015–2019: Separating the contributions from meteorology and precursor emissions

S Mousavinezhad, Y Choi, A Pouyaei… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the considerable reductions in primary and secondary air pollutants in China,
surface ozone levels have increased in recent years. We report a trend of 3.3±4.7 μg. m− 3 …