PM2. 5 in China: Measurements, sources, visibility and health effects, and mitigation

DYH Pui, SC Chen, Z Zuo - Particuology, 2014 - Elsevier
Concern over the health effects of fine particles in the ambient environment led the US
Environmental Protection Agency to develop the first standard for PM 2.5 (particulate matter …

A review of current knowledge concerning PM2. 5 chemical composition, aerosol optical properties and their relationships across China

J Tao, L Zhang, J Cao, R Zhang - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
To obtain a thorough knowledge of PM 2. 5 chemical composition and its impact on aerosol
optical properties across China, existing field studies conducted after the year 2000 are …

Global estimates of ambient fine particulate matter concentrations from satellite-based aerosol optical depth: development and application

A Van Donkelaar, RV Martin, M Brauer… - Environmental …, 2010 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Epidemiologic and health impact studies of fine particulate matter with
diameter< 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) are limited by the lack of monitoring data, especially in …

Spatial and temporal variability of PM2. 5 and PM10 over the North China Plain and the Yangtze River Delta, China

J Hu, Y Wang, Q Ying, H Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The North China Plain (NCP) and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China have
been experiencing severe particulate matter (PM) pollution problems associated with the …

Spatiotemporal patterns of remotely sensed PM2. 5 concentration in China from 1999 to 2011

J Peng, S Chen, H Lü, Y Liu, J Wu - Remote sensing of environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, can decrease human life
expectancy and increase the overall mortality rate. Based on a time series of remotely …

Air pollution in mega cities in China

CK Chan, X Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to its rapidly expanding economic and industrial developments, China is currently
considered to be the engine of the world's economic growth. China's economic growth has …

A technology‐based global inventory of black and organic carbon emissions from combustion

TC Bond, DG Streets, KF Yarber… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We present a global tabulation of black carbon (BC) and primary organic carbon (OC)
particles emitted from combustion. We include emissions from fossil fuels, biofuels, open …

Characteristics of PM2.5 speciation in representative megacities and across China

F Yang, J Tan, Q Zhao, Z Du, K He, Y Ma… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Based on PM 2.5 chemical data sets from literature and from our surface observations,
chemical species and reconstructed speciation of PM 2.5 in representative Chinese …

Characteristics of concentrations and chemical compositions for PM2.5 in the region of Bei**g, Tian**, and Hebei, China

PS Zhao, F Dong, D He, XJ Zhao… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
In order to study the temporal and spatial variations of PM 2.5 and its chemical compositions
in the region of Bei**g, Tian**, and Hebei (BTH), PM 2.5 samples were collected at four …

PM2.5 pollution in a megacity of southwest China: source apportionment and implication

J Tao, J Gao, L Zhang, R Zhang, H Che… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Daily PM 2.5 (aerosol particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm) samples
were collected at an urban site in Chengdu, an inland megacity in southwest China, during …