Overview of particulate air pollution and human health in China: Evidence, challenges, and opportunities

Q Zhang, X Meng, S Shi, L Kan, R Chen, H Kan - The Innovation, 2022 - cell.com
Ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution in China continues to be a major public health
challenge. With the release of the new WHO air quality guidelines in 2021, there is an urgent …

Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2· 5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations

G Chen, Y Guo, X Yue, S Tong, A Gasparrini… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Many regions of the world are now facing more frequent and unprecedentedly
large wildfires. However, the association between wildfire-related PM 2· 5 and mortality has …

Satellite-Derived 1-km-Resolution PM1 Concentrations from 2014 to 2018 across China

J Wei, Z Li, J Guo, L Sun, W Huang, W Xue… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters≤ 1 μm (PM1) has a greater impact on the
human health but has been less studied due to fewer ground observations. This study …

Air pollution scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and ranking of extremely polluted cities using long-term concentrations of aerosols and trace gases

M Bilal, A Mhawish, JE Nichol, Z Qiu, M Nazeer… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol
mass concentrations (PM 2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air …

Estimating spatiotemporal distribution of PM1 concentrations in China with satellite remote sensing, meteorology, and land use information

G Chen, LD Knibbs, W Zhang, S Li, W Cao, J Guo… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background PM 1 might be more hazardous than PM 2.5 (particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter≤ 1 μm and≤ 2.5 μm, respectively). However, studies on PM 1 …

Higher risk of cardiovascular disease associated with smaller size-fractioned particulate matter

P Yin, J Guo, L Wang, W Fan, F Lu, M Guo… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
No nationwide studies have examined the associations between mortality risk and PM1 (PM
with an aerodynamic diameter of< 1 μm) due to the scarcity of monitoring data of PM1. On …

Ambient particulate matter (PM1, PM2. 5, PM10) and childhood pneumonia: the smaller particle, the greater short-term impact?

X Wang, Z Xu, H Su, HC Ho, Y Song, H Zheng… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Smaller sizes of ambient particulate matter (PM) can be more toxic and can be
breathed into lower lobes of a lung. Children are particularly vulnerable to PM air pollution …