Particulate matter pollution over China and the effects of control policies

J Wang, B Zhao, S Wang, F Yang, J **ng… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
China is one of the regions with highest PM 2.5 concentration in the world. In this study, we
review the spatio-temporal distribution of PM 2.5 mass concentration and components in …

A review on laboratory studies and field measurements of atmospheric organic aerosol hygroscopicity and its parameterization based on oxidation levels

Y Kuang, W Xu, J Tao, N Ma, C Zhao, M Shao - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The study of organic aerosol hygroscopic growth and cloud
droplet activation is crucial for accurately quantifying their climate and environmental …

Air quality and health benefits from fleet electrification in China

X Liang, S Zhang, Y Wu, J **ng, X He, KM Zhang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
China has emerged as a leading electric vehicle (EV) market, accounting for approximately
half of the global EV sales volume. We employed an atmospheric chemistry model to …

Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2.5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015

B Zhao, H Zheng, S Wang, KR Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
To tackle the severe fine particle (PM2. 5) pollution in China, the government has
implemented stringent control policies mainly on power plants, industry, and transportation …

[HTML][HTML] Full-volatility emission framework corrects missing and underestimated secondary organic aerosol sources

X Chang, B Zhao, H Zheng, S Wang, S Cai, F Guo… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Organic aerosol (OA) is the largest and most complicated component of aerosols that greatly
affect human health and global climate. However, widely used models cannot reproduce …

Contributions of inter-city and regional transport to PM2. 5 concentrations in the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region and its implications on regional joint air pollution control

X Chang, S Wang, B Zhao, J **ng, X Liu, L Wei… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Regional transport plays an important role in the serious PM 2.5 pollutions in the Bei**g-
Tian**-Hebei (BTH) region, China. Practical regional joint emission control strategies …

Assessment of the effects of straw burning bans in China: Emissions, air quality, and health impacts

L Huang, Y Zhu, Q Wang, A Zhu, Z Liu, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Open biomass burning (OBB) plays an important role in air pollution and climate change by
releasing short-term but intensive amounts of particulate matter and gaseous air pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality

BA Nault, DS Jo, BC McDonald… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (ASOA), formed from anthropogenic emissions of
organic compounds, constitutes a substantial fraction of the mass of submicron aerosol in …

[HTML][HTML] Transition in source contributions of PM2. 5 exposure and associated premature mortality in China during 2005–2015

H Zheng, B Zhao, S Wang, T Wang, D Ding… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
The serious fine particle (PM 2.5) pollution in China causes millions of premature deaths.
Driven by swift economic growth and stringent control policies, air pollutant emissions in …

An evaluation of global organic aerosol schemes using airborne observations

SJ Pai, CL Heald, JR Pierce, SC Farina… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Chemical transport models have historically struggled to accurately simulate the magnitude
and variability of observed organic aerosol (OA), with previous studies demonstrating that …