Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhaoyang Pan, Xueyan Han, Man Cao, Jian Guo, Dengmin Huang, Wei Sun, Jiarun Mi, Yuanli Liu, Tao Xue, Tianjia Guan
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between short-term exposure to ambient ozone (O3) and electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities. The results showed that for every 10 μg/m3 increase in short-term O3 concentration, the odds ratio of any ECG abnormality increased by 1.055. A sublinear relationship was observed between acute O3 exposure and risk for ECG abnormalities. The study emphasizes the urgent need for controlling ambient O3 pollution to prevent cardiovascular events.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Henry Lee, Christian P. Andersen, Peter A. Beedlow, David T. Tingey, Seiji Koike, Jean -Jacques Dubois, S. Douglas Kaylor, Kristopher Novak, R. Byron Rice, Howard S. Neufeld, Jeffrey D. Herrick
Summary: This study examines the biomass response of 16 tree species native to western and eastern North America to elevated levels of ambient O3. The results provide a reference set of parameters for assessing the risk of biomass loss due to O3 exposure and can aid in estimating biomass losses in North America. The study highlights the sensitivity of certain species to O3 exposure and emphasizes the ecological importance of these species.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liyi Zhang, Pengpeng Wang, Yuhan Zhou, Yukai Cheng, Jialin Li, Xirong Xiao, Chuanmin Yin, Jiufeng Li, Xia Meng, Yunhui Zhang
Summary: This study found that gestational exposure to ozone is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and disrupted glucose homeostasis in pregnant women. There is a concentration-response relationship, and the critical window for the effects of ozone exposure on GDM development is identified as weeks 5-10 of gestation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jia Guo, Xiaoshan Zhang, Yi Gao, Zhangwei Wang, Meigen Zhang, Wenbo Xue, Hartmut Herrmann, Guy Pierre Brasseur, Tao Wang, Zhe Wang
Summary: Increasing surface ozone (O3) concentrations has become a major air pollution problem in urban regions worldwide. This study proposes a new approach (EKMA) to diagnose the ozone formation regime using easily accessible O3 and NO2 observation datasets. By mapping the monitored data on a modeling diagram, the ozone formation regime and historical evolution of precursors can be illustrated. The findings show that for most urban regions in China, the ozone formation is currently associated with a VOC-limited regime.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chengyi Lin, Yiqun Ma, Riyang Liu, Yanchuan Shao, Zongwei Ma, Lian Zhou, Yuanshu Jing, Michelle L. Bell, Kai Chen
Summary: Previous studies on acute health effects of ozone have mainly focused on urban areas due to the lack of air pollutant measurements in rural areas. This study estimated the daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentration in Jiangsu Province, China from 2015 to 2018 and found that short-term ozone exposure is associated with adverse health effects for both urban and rural residents.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yulong Wei, Lin Fei, Yongbin Wang, Min Zhang, Zhigang Chen, Huige Guo, Shiqi Ge, Sen Zhu, Pingshuan Dong, Kan Yang, Na Xie, Guoan Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the association between short-term exposure to ozone (O3) and hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Henan, China. The results showed that O3 exposure was a risk factor for AMI hospitalizations, with the most significant effect observed at a lag of 3 days. Subgroup analyses revealed that males, younger individuals, warm seasons, and long sunshine duration were more susceptible to the effects of O3. The study also highlighted the substantial health and economic benefits associated with reducing ambient O3 levels in Henan.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lulu Song, Mingyang Wu, Lulin Wang, Jianing Bi, Zhongqiang Cao, Shunqing Xu, Yaohua Tian, Chao Xiong, Youjie Wang
Summary: Recent studies have shown that prenatal ozone exposure is associated with newborn telomere length (TL), with positive associations during the 2nd trimester, 3rd trimester, and whole pregnancy, and a negative association during the 1st trimester. This study provides new evidence of a programming mechanism linking maternal ozone exposure to the initial setting of offspring's telomere biology.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiuyu Cao, Xiaojie You, Dongming Wang, Weihong Qiu, You Guo, Min Zhou, Weihong Chen, Xiaokang Zhang
Summary: A study in Ganzhou, China found that there are significantly positive associations between ambient ozone levels and hospitalizations for circulatory diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and heart failure. The risk of hospitalization increased with each 10 mu g/m3 increase in ozone concentration. These associations remained significant after adjusting for other air pollutants and varied in different seasons, genders, and age groups.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ang Li, Quan Zhou, Qun Xu
Summary: This article reviews current ozone pollution mitigation policies and National Ambient Air Quality Standard in China from an epidemiological perspective, providing recommendations for researchers and policy makers. It emphasizes the importance of integrating ozone and particulate matter control, different seasonal ozone control, and regional cooperation. The article also highlights the need for attention to winter ozone pollution and the use of daily average ozone concentration as a more biologically relevant metric.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Xiang Xiao, Yangyang Xu, Xiaorui Zhang, Fan Wang, Xiao Lu, Zongwei Cai, Guy Brasseur, Meng Gao
Summary: This study investigates the cooccurrences of heat and air pollution extremes in China. The results show a significant increase in the frequency of joint exceedances of wet-bulb temperature (w) and O-3, mainly in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Yangtze River delta. Moreover, the rate of joint exceedance is higher than the rate of T-w and O-3 themselves.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lili Wang, Xingchuan Yang, Junwu Dong, Yang Yang, Pengfei Ma, Wenji Zhao
Summary: With climate warming, eastern China has experienced a significant increase in temperature accompanied by intensified ozone pollution. The study found that heatwaves played a vital role in exacerbating ozone pollution in the region, and temperature was a key factor in ozone formation during the summer period.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiling Wu, Wenbo Xue, Yixuan Zheng, Yanli Wang, Yu Lei, Jinnan Wang
Summary: Diurnal regulations of VOCs have been implemented in certain regions in China to control O-3 pollution, but the effectiveness of this measure remains unclear and requires further evaluation.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peien Zhou, Wangjian Zhang, Yu-Jie Xu, Ru-Qing Liu, Zhengmin Qian, Stephen Edward McMillin, Elizabeth Bingheim, Li-Zi Lin, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Bo-Yi Yang, Li-Wen Hu, Wen Chen, Gongbo Chen, Yunjiang Yu, Guang-Hui Dong
Summary: The study found that long-term exposure to ozone may be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children. After adjusting for covariates, each increase in ozone concentration was linked to a higher risk of ADHD, ADHD-T, and ADHP. Furthermore, longer exercise time and breastfeeding may reduce the risk of ADHD.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Li Chen, Shuang Liang, Xiaoli Li, Jian Mao, Shuang Gao, Hui Zhang, Yanling Sun, Sverre Vedal, Zhipeng Bai, Zhenxing Ma, Haiyu, Merched Azzi
Summary: By integrating land use regression with Bayesian maximum entropy and incorporating national area variability LUR model and incomplete O-3 monitoring data, a hybrid LUR/BME model was developed for accurate predictions of O3 concentrations in mainland China with high spatio-temporal resolution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Igor Popovic, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Yurong Yang, Shukun Yang, Boyi Yang, Guanghui Dong, Xiaolin Wei, Greg J. Fox, Melanie S. Hammer, Randall Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar, Erjia Ge, Guy B. Marks, Luke D. Knibbs
Summary: This study conducted in a rural area in China with a high burden of tuberculosis found that there is a correlation between levels of air pollution, particularly PM2.5 and NO2, and tuberculosis incidence. These findings suggest that improving air quality in endemic regions may have beneficial effects on reducing tuberculosis incidence.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guoying Yin, Liting Xia, Yaxing Hou, Yaoyan Li, Deqing Cao, Yanan Liu, Jingshan Chen, Juan Liu, Liwen Zhang, Qiaoyun Yang, Qiang Zhang, Naijun Tang
Summary: The study found that exposure to arsenic during pregnancy can lead to decreased sperm quality and histological abnormalities in offspring (F1 and F3), as well as significantly increased expression levels of Igf2 and H19.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bin Han, Jia Xu, Yujuan Zhang, Penghui Li, Kangwei Li, Nan Zhang, Jinbao Han, Shuang Gao, Xinhua Wang, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang, Liwen Zhang, Zhipeng Bai
Summary: This study found that personal exposure to certain PM2.5 constituents and specific sources may increase systemic inflammation in older adults. These findings help explain the cardiopulmonary effects of specific particulate chemical constituents of urban air pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yingying Liu, Xueyan Zhao, Jing Wang, Shengnan Zhu, Bin Han, Di Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Chunmei Geng
Summary: This study established a vehicle emission inventory of the Central Liaoning Urban Agglomeration, finding that diesel heavy-duty trucks are the main source of emissions, while gasoline small passenger vehicles are the primary contributors to CO, VOC, and NH3 emissions. The spatial distribution showed high emissions concentrated on expressways and national highways, and the temporal variation showed morning-evening peaks during diurnal variations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Junxian Li, Chenyang Li, Ziwei Feng, Luyang Liu, Liwen Zhang, Wenjuan Kang, Ya Liu, Baoshan Ma, Haixin Li, Yubei Huang, Hong Zheng, Fangfang Song, Fengju Song, Kexin Chen
Summary: High levels of circulating estradiol (E2) are associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The relationship between E2 concentration and breast cancer prognosis is unclear. This study found a non-linear relationship between E2 levels and survival endpoints in breast cancer patients, with differences between pre-menopausal and post-menopausal patients and variation based on estrogen receptor status.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shuying Li, Xiubiao Tian, Yiyun Wang, Xumei Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Chen Li, Jing Li, Chunhua Wang, Huihuan Liu, Juan Liu, Hongjuan Liu, Xueli Yang, Weiqin Li, Junhong Leng, Xilin Yang, Naijun Tang, Qiang Zhang
Summary: This study found that higher folate concentrations were associated with increased risk of GDM, while higher B-12 concentrations were associated with reduced risk. Pregnancies with the MTHFR rs1801131 TT genotype were more susceptible to OCM nutrient-related GDM.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Zhang, Chunmei Geng, Jia Xu, Liwen Zhang, Penghui Li, Jinbao Han, Shuang Gao, Xinhua Wang, Wen Yang, Zhipeng Bai, Wenge Zhang, Bin Han
Summary: This study analyzed the characteristics and sources of PM2.5-bound PAHs based on personal exposure data, identifying six main emission sources and revealing the different contribution sequences of each source to carcinogenic risk. Additionally, it found that some indoor sources have higher contributions to PAH-induced carcinogenic risk.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Xu, Zhenchun Yang, Bin Han, Wen Yang, Yusen Duan, Qingyan Fu, Zhipeng Bai
Summary: An advanced empirical modeling approach was used to develop exposure models for air pollutants in Shanghai, China. The models showed reliable results and will be applied in a study focusing on maternal and early life exposure.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mengfan Yan, Han Ge, Liwen Zhang, Xi Chen, Xueli Yang, Fangchao Liu, Anqi Shan, Fengchao Liang, Xuejun Li, Zhao Ma, Guanghui Dong, Yamin Liu, Jie Chen, Tong Wang, Baoxin Zhao, Qiang Zeng, Xiangfeng Lu, Yang Liu, Nai-jun Tang
Summary: A retrospective cohort study in northern China found that long-term exposure to high levels of PM2.5 increases the risk of chronic respiratory diseases.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Xu, Nan Zhang, Guotao Zhang, Yujuan Zhang, Zhiyu Wang, Ping Lu, Wen Yang, Chunmei Geng, Xinhua Wang, Liwen Zhang, Bin Han, Zhipeng Bai
Summary: Short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with reduced lung function, and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) component of the pollution is responsible for the reduction.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chen Gong, Mengyu Chu, Junnan Yang, Xian Gong, Bin Han, Li Chen, Zhipeng Bai, Jianmei Wang, Yujuan Zhang
Summary: Maternal exposure to PM2.5 was found to be associated with placental inflammation in early pregnancy, particularly with increased villus IL-6 in CREPL. Further research is needed to determine whether maternal-fetal interface inflammation related to PM2.5 exposure during the periovulatory period or later contributes to CREPL or other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yi Yang, Yaqin Ji, Yuzong Gao, Zi Lin, Yu Lin, Yuan Lu, Liwen Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the concentration, removal efficiency, and spatial-temporal variations of antibiotics and antimycotics in influent and effluent of wastewater treatment plants in Tianjin. The researchers used high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry to analyze the samples and found significant differences in concentrations between seasons and regions. By establishing predictive models based on influent and effluent data, the study provided a quantitative relationship between key features and concentration. The ecological risk was evaluated through the RQ values, which showed good agreement between predictions and observations.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiaoshan Liang, Linran Shi, Meng Wang, Liwen Zhang, Zhongying Gong, Suhui Luo, Xuan Wang, Qiang Zhang, Xumei Zhang
Summary: Folic acid improves cognitive dysfunctions and ameliorates ischemic brain injury by strengthening synaptic functions via the NMDARs.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Wenzhong Huang, Yang Zhou, Xi Chen, Xiaowen Zeng, Luke D. Knibbs, Yunting Zhang, Bin Jalaludin, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Lidia Morawska, Yuming Guo, Xueli Yang, Liwen Zhang, Anqi Shan, Jie Chen, Tong Wang, Joachim Heinrich, Meng Gao, Lizi Lin, Xiang Xiao, Peien Zhou, Yunjiang Yu, Naijun Tang, Guanghui Dong
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the associations between long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants and cardiopulmonary mortality. The results showed that long-term exposure to particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide were positively associated with all mortality outcomes, with particulate matter PM2.5 potentially being the main contributor to the elevated mortality risks.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Xu, Nan Zhang, Yujuan Zhang, Penghui Li, Jinbao Han, Shuang Gao, Xinhua Wang, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang, Liwen Zhang, Bin Han, Zhipeng Bai
Summary: This study found that exposure to PAHs from biomass burning or diesel vehicle emission in older adults is associated with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and systemic inflammation, highlighting the importance of considering exposure sources in health studies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Waqas, Majid Nazeer, Man Sing Wong, Wu Shaolin, Li Hon, Joon Heo
Summary: The socio-economic restriction measures implemented in the United States have significantly reduced nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions. The study highlights the impact of factors such as human mobility, population density, income, climate, and stationary sources on the reduction of NO2 at different stations. The research emphasizes the scientific impacts of the NO2 reduction and income inequality revealed by the pandemic on air quality and health disparities.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guorui Zhi, Jinhong Du, Aizhong Chen, Wenjing Jin, Na Ying, Zhihui Huang, Peng Xu, Di Wang, Jinghua Ma, Yuzhe Zhang, Jiabao Qu, Hao Zhang, Li Yang, Zhanyun Ma, Yanjun Ren, Hongyan Dang, Jianglong Cui, Pengchuan Lin, Zhuoshi He, Jinmin Zhao, Shuo Qi, Weiqi Zhang, Wenjuan Zhao, Yingxin Li, Qian Liu, Chen Zhao, Yi Tang, Peng Wei, Jingxu Wang, Zhen Song, Yao Kong, Xiangzhe Zhu, Yi Shen, Tianning Zhang, Yangxi Chu, Xinmin Zhang, Jiafeng Fu, Qingxian Gao, Jingnan Hu, Zhigang Xue
Summary: An comprehensive emission inventory for China in 2019, which includes both air pollutants and greenhouse gases, was developed in this study. The inventory utilizes existing frameworks and data to provide comparable emissions data and demonstrates the relationship between emissions and economic development.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
I-Ting Ku, Yong Zhou, Arsineh Hecobian, Katherine Benedict, Brent Buck, Emily Lachenmayer, Bryan Terry, Morgan Frazier, Jie Zhang, Da Pan, Lena Low, Amy Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Collett Jr
Summary: Unconventional oil and natural gas development (UOGD) in the United States has expanded rapidly in recent decades, raising concerns about its impact on air quality. This study conducted extensive air monitoring during the development of several large well pads in Broomfield, Colorado, providing a unique opportunity to examine changes in local air toxics and VOC concentrations during well drilling and completions and production. The study identified significant increases in VOC concentrations during drilling operations, highlighting the importance of emissions from synthetic drilling mud. The findings suggest opportunities to mitigate emissions during UOGD operations.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Puji Lestari, Akbar R. Tasrifani, Wiranda I. Suri, Martin J. Wooster, Mark J. Grosvenor, Yusuke Fujii, Vissia Ardiyani, Elisa Carboni, Gareth Thomas
Summary: This study developed field emission factors for various pollutants in peatland fires and estimated the total emissions. Gas samples were collected using an analyzer, while particulate samples were collected using air samplers. The study found significant emissions of CO2, CO, PM2.5, carbon aerosols, water-soluble ions, and elements from the fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2019.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ligang Li, Yuyu Chen, Lu Fan, Dong Sun, Hu He, Yongshou Dai, Yong Wan, Fangfang Chen
Summary: A high-precision retrieval method based on a deep convolutional neural network and satellite remote sensing data is proposed to obtain accurate methane vertical profiles.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hyung Joo Lee, Toshihiro Kuwayama, Michael Fitzgibbon
Summary: This study investigated the changes in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution levels and their disparities in California, U.S. during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The results showed a decrease in NO2 concentrations, especially in urban and high-traffic areas. However, socially vulnerable populations still experienced higher levels of NO2 exposure. The study suggests that reducing NO2 disparities, particularly racial inequity, can be achieved through continued regulatory actions targeting traffic-related NOx emissions.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Chiara Pietrogrande, Beatrice Biffi, Cristina Colombi, Eleonora Cuccia, Umberto Dal Santo, Luisa Romanato
Summary: This study investigates the chemical composition and oxidative potential of PM10 particles in the Po Valley, Italy, and demonstrates the impact of high levels of atmosphere ammonia. The rural area had significantly higher ammonia concentrations compared to the urban site, resulting in higher levels of secondary inorganic aerosol. Although the SIA components did not contribute significantly to the PM10 oxidative reactivity, they were correlated with the oxidative potential measurements. This suggests that the contribution of SIA to PM oxidative toxicity cannot be ignored.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Natalie Allen, Jan Gacnik, Sarrah M. Dunham-Cheatham, Mae Sexauer Gustin
Summary: Accurate measurement of atmospheric reactive mercury is challenging due to its reactivity and low concentrations. The University of Nevada, Reno Reactive Mercury Active System (RMAS) has been shown to be more accurate than the industry standard, but has limitations including long time resolution and sampling biases. Increasing the sampling flow rate negatively affected RM concentrations, but did not impact the chemical composition of RM captured on membranes.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chin-Yu Hsu, Wei-Ting Hsu, Ching-Yi Mou, Pei-Yi Wong, Chih-Da Wu, Yu-Cheng Chen
Summary: This study estimated the daily exposure concentrations of PM2.5 for elderly individuals residing in different regions of Taiwan using land use regression with machine learning (LUR_ML) and microenvironmental exposure (ME) models. The accuracy of the models varied across regions, with the ME models exhibiting higher predictions and lower biases. The use of region-specific microenvironmental measurements in the ME model showed potential for accurate prediction of personal PM2.5 exposure.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaohan Si, Kerrie Mengersen, Chuchu Ye, Wenbiao Hu
Summary: This study found that there is an interactive effect between air pollutants and weather factors, which significantly affects influenza transmission. Future research should consider the interactive effects between pollutants and temperature or humidity to evaluate the environment-influenza association.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luxi Xu, Ruijun Xu, Yunshao Ye, Rui Wang, Jing Wei, Chunxiang Shi, Qiaoxuan Lin, Ziquan Lv, Suli Huang, Qi Tian, Yuewei Liu
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ambient air pollution on hospital admissions for angina. The results showed that exposure to ambient particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone are associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for angina. The association with nitrogen dioxide exposure was found to be the strongest.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyu Yu, Man Sing Wong, Majid Nazeer, Zhengqiang Li, Coco Yin Tung Kwok
Summary: This study proposes a novel method to address the challenge of missing values in satellite-derived AOD products and creates a comprehensive daily AOD dataset for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. By reconstructing missing values and developing a new model, the derived dataset outperforms existing products and agrees well with ground-based observations. Additionally, the dataset exhibits consistent temporal patterns and more spatial details.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yidan Zhang, Yifan Xu, Bo Peng, Wu Chen, Xiaoyu Cui, Tianle Zhang, Xi Chen, Yuan Yao, Mingjin Wang, Junyi Liu, Mei Zheng, Tong Zhu
Summary: This study developed a sensitive method to measure the metallic components of atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and compared the results with different analysis methods. The concentrations of metallic components in personal PM2.5 samples were found to be significantly different from corresponding fixed-site samples. Personal sampling can reduce exposure misclassifications, and measuring metallic components is useful for exploring health risks and identifying sources of PM2.5.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jamie Leonard, Lea Ann El Rassi, Mona Abdul Samad, Samantha Prehn, Sanjay K. Mohanty
Summary: Increasing concentrations of microplastics in the Earth's atmosphere could have adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. The deposition rate of airborne microplastics is influenced by both land use and climate, and a global analysis suggests that climate may have a greater impact on the concentration and deposition rate of microplastics than land use.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tian Zhou, Xiaowen Zhou, Zining Yang, Carmen Cordoba-Jabonero, Yufei Wang, Zhongwei Huang, Pengbo Da, Qiju Luo, Zhijuan Zhang, Jinsen Shi, Jianrong Bi, Hocine Alikhodja
Summary: This study investigated the long-range transport and effects of North African and Middle Eastern dust in East Asia using lidar observations and model simulations. The results showed that the dust originated from multiple sources and had a long transport time. The vertical distribution of the dust was found to be crucial for assessing its impacts.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2024)