Article
Environmental Sciences
Qiao Wang, Qing Li, Zhongting Wang, Hui Chen, Pengfei Ma, Fan Ping, Cheng Liu
Summary: By utilizing satellite remote sensing technology, this paper presents a monitoring method for pollution enterprises that covers large and small enterprises, improving the supervision level of environmental management. The proposed approach enhances the scientific and accurate supervision of pollution enterprises in Eastern China, contributing to better air pollution control.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rongkun Zhao, Yuechen Li, Mingguo Ma
Summary: Paddy rice is a staple food for three billion people worldwide, and there are various mapping methods available for estimating paddy rice planting area and yield. The best methods include multisource data integration, machine learning, and radar mapping.
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Xiaoxuan Hu, Yanjun Wang, Haiquan Sun, Peng Jin
Summary: An original method using granular computing is proposed to evaluate remote sensing satellite observation schemes with intuitionistic linguistic preference relation, solving optimization problem through particle swarm optimization. Optimization criterion of consensus and consistency is maximized, and evaluation solution is constructed based on dominance levels and prioritization relationship. Experimental example is reported to support feasibility, with comparative analysis to demonstrate performance.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Qintao Hu, Liangli Zhen, Yao Mao, Xi Zhou, Guozhong Zhou
Summary: A new method called Deep Automatic Building Extraction Network (DABE-Net) is proposed, which constructs building-blocks using squeeze-and excitation (SE) operations and the residual recurrent convolutional neural network (RRCNN), and introduces an attention mechanism to improve segmentation accuracy. In addition, a multi-scale segmentation loss function is developed to handle small buildings.
AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Lin Liu, Huiyu He, Yuhong Cai, Jian Hang, Jing Liu, Liru Liu, Pei Jiang, Han He
Summary: This study aims to investigate the comprehensive cooling effects of wetland parks on the surrounding built-up areas. The results show that LCZ characteristic factors have a greater influence on the cooling effects than the wetland park's own characteristics. Quantitative equations illustrating the relationships between the cooling effect indices and the influencing factors were derived.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gustavo Willy Nagel, Stephen E. Darby, Julian Leyland
Summary: Meandering rivers are complex systems that are vital for biodiversity and livelihoods. Satellite remote sensing has greatly contributed to our understanding of meandering river dynamics and has been applied to analyze river meander migration processes. The majority of studies focused on the Ganges/Brahmaputra and the Amazon Basin, with Landsat being the most commonly used satellite for river monitoring. Further advancements in sensors and processing techniques are discussed, offering new possibilities for future research.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feliu Serra-Burriel, Pedro Delicado, Andrew T. Prata, Fernando M. Cucchietti
Summary: The study introduces a novel application of the GSC method to quantify and predict vegetation changes caused by wildfires in California. Results show that the GSC method outperforms traditional approaches in predicting vegetation changes post-wildfire, and can estimate counterfactual vegetation characteristics for burned regions. The study also reveals that wildfires cause significant changes in vegetation indices, with effects lasting for more than a decade and impacting seasonal cycles of vegetation.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Roderick Lammers, Alan Li, Sreeja Nag, Vinay Ravindra
Summary: This research proposes two methods to assimilate satellite-observed precipitation into hydrologic models in real time to update flood forecasts. Using a constellation of small satellites provides frequent flights to capture precipitation data, but requires coordination and planning. Machine learning frameworks show promise in providing accurate flood forecasts with improved computational efficiency.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Bing Zhang, Yuanfeng Wu, Boya Zhao, Jocelyn Chanussot, Danfeng Hong, Jing Yao, Lianru Gao
Summary: Due to advances in remote sensing satellite imaging and image processing technologies, intelligent remote sensing satellites have the potential to provide personalized, real-time, and accurate remote sensing information services. However, there are technological breakthroughs and legal challenges in the design of intelligent remote sensing satellites.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Remote Sensing
Deren Li, Mi Wang, Jie Jiang
Summary: Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, China has made continuous breakthroughs and progress in high-resolution remote sensing imaging technology, forming a relatively stable and perfect high-resolution earth observation system. The development of high-resolution remote sensing satellites has greatly promoted and enriched modern mapping technologies and methods, providing an important reference for the future development of high-resolution remote sensing satellites in China.
GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Vinay Ravindra, Sreeja Nag, Alan Li
Summary: The article proposes an ensemble-guided cyclone track forecasting method for remote tropical cyclone tracking, utilizing data from numerical weather prediction models and measured cyclone center positions. Testing showed positive forecast skill over periods ranging from 6 to 48 hours, with skill improving as forecast periods lengthened.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Shao Xiang, Qiaokang Liang
Summary: The author proposes a long-range convolution compression network (LR-CompNet) for remote sensing image compression. To capture long-range context information, a long-range convolution is first introduced, and a lightweight compression model is designed. An improved non-local attention model is also proposed to reduce computation complexity. Experimental results show that the proposed compression network achieves improved rate-distortion performance and significantly reduces time complexity compared to other methods.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Shao Xiang, Qiaokang Liang, Peng Tang
Summary: This article proposes a novel method of integrating information extraction network and image compression network to achieve high-ratio image compression. By using a latent feature selection module for reconstructing region-of-interest representations, the proposed method shows better performance in satellite data compression compared to traditional codecs.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Huoqing Li, Guo Zhang, Chenghai Wang, Zonghui Liu, Chenxiang Ju, Ali Mamtimin
Summary: The study reveals that overestimation of snow albedo in high-latitude regions causes a cold bias in air temperature. To address this issue, researchers propose a new approach to improve the snow albedo parameterization in the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) by updating the initial value based on remote sensing data. The modified scheme significantly reduces errors and biases in albedo, radiation, heat flux, and air temperature simulations, indicating a positive impact on snow cover area simulation.
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karlis Mikelsons, Menghua Wang, Xiao-Long Wang, Lide Jiang
Summary: The study developed a methodology to derive a global medium-resolution land mask from multiple data sources, showing how combining data from different sources can improve the quality and consistency of the data. Using ocean color product imagery to evaluate and validate the new global land mask, the study demonstrated significant improvements in global ocean color data coverage accuracy.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Correction
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yan Xia, Yongyun Hu, Jiping Liu, Yi Huang, Fei Xie, Jintai Lin
ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuexuanzi Wang, Yingying Yan, Jintai Lin, Shaofei Kong, Aili Song, Jing Ma
Summary: Summertime ozone pollution in China has been worsening. This study investigates the influence of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on surface ozone concentrations in central-eastern China during summer. The results show that ENSO affects atmospheric circulation in the region, which in turn impacts ozone formation and transport.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyue Li, Peng Wang, Weidong Wang, Hongliang Zhang, Su Shi, Tao Xue, Jintai Lin, Yuhang Zhang, Mengyao Liu, Renjie Chen, Haidong Kan, Xia Meng
Summary: In this study, high-resolution ground NO2 concentrations in mainland China were predicted and the exposure characteristics of NO2 pollution and related health risks were explored. The results showed that there are spatial disparities in NO2 pollution and exposure risks in China, and the current air quality standards may not objectively reflect the severity of NO2 pollution and exposure risk. Therefore, tightening the national standards for NO2 is necessary and will lead to significant health benefits.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Jintai Lin, Ji Nie, Tao Wang, Xu Yue, Wenjia Cai, Yu Liu, Qiang Zhang
Summary: China's commitment and pathway towards carbon neutrality is crucial globally due to its status as a major economy with significant greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem carbon sink. The integration of scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines is imperative to support policy-making on emission mitigation and carbon sink enhancement. This focus issue, along with a workshop on the same theme, provides an opportunity to meet this need, with 21 published papers presenting evidence of intensifying weather extremes, the potential of terrestrial carbon sink exploitation, and challenges and opportunities for emission mitigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hao Kong, Jintai Lin, Yuhang Zhang, Chunjin Li, Chenghao Xu, Lu Shen, Xuejun Liu, Kun Yang, Hang Su, Wanyun Xu
Summary: This study reveals unexpected high emissions of nitrogen oxides from lakes on the Tibetan Plateau, which have significant impacts on health and climate. These emissions are derived from microbial processes and are associated with the melting of glaciers and permafrost on the plateau.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chunjin Li, Jintai Lin, Lulu Chen, Qi Cui, Yu Liu, Erin E. McDuffie, Mingxi Du, Hao Kong, Jingxu Wang
Summary: Pandemics have significant impacts on transportation, economy, and household activities, leading to changes in air pollutant emissions. Studies on COVID-19 have observed declines in pollution levels due to lockdown measures and weakened economy. However, the response of residential emissions to altered household affluence and energy choices have not been fully considered. This study quantifies the potential effects of long-term pandemics on fine particulate matter pollution and premature mortality worldwide, highlighting the importance of addressing environmental inequality through international aid.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yang Li, Zhengyang Hou, Liqiang Zhang, Changqing Song, Shilong Piao, Jintai Lin, Shushi Peng, Keyan Fang, Jing Yang, Ying Qu, Yuebin Wang, Jingwen Li, Roujing Li, Xin Yao
Review
Environmental Sciences
Siyu Chen, Junyan Chen, Yue Zhang, Jintai Lin, Hongru Bi, Hongquan Song, Yu Chen, Lulu Lian, Chuwei Liu, Runbin Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes scientific findings published since the 1990s regarding the emissions, physical-chemical characteristics, and spatio-temporal distributions of anthropogenic dust (AD). AD has more complex and variable compositions and properties compared to natural dust (ND), and is greatly influenced by human activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Wanshan Tan, Haolin Wang, Jiayin Su, Ruize Sun, Cheng He, Xiao Lu, Jintai Lin, Chaoyang Xue, Haichao Wang, Yiming Liu, Lei Liu, Lin Zhang, Dianming Wu, Yujing Mu, Shaojia Fan
Summary: Despite the reduction in fuel combustion emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) driven by policies, surface ozone concentrations in China have been increasing since 2013. This study examines the role of soil reactive nitrogen (N-r) emissions, including NOx and nitrous acid (HONO), in the ozone increase over the North China Plain (NCP) from 2013 to 2019. The results show that soil N-r emissions have contributed significantly to the ozone enhancement, and there is a competition effect between combustion and soil N-r sources on ozone production in the NCP region. The increase in soil N-r ozone contribution is driven by the concurrent decreases in fuel combustion NOx emissions, emphasizing the importance of considering the interaction between anthropogenic and biogenic sources in ozone mitigation strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yan Xia, Yongyun Hu, Yi Huang, Jianchun Bian, Chuanfeng Zhao, Jintai Lin, Fei Xie, Chunjiang Zhou
Summary: Heavy summer precipitation over the southern slope of the Tibetan Plateau has significant impacts on water resources and hydrological disasters in South Asia. The trends of this precipitation have shown an increase from 1979 to 1996, followed by a decrease from 1996 to 2022, which are not well understood. This study suggests that stratospheric ozone plays a significant role in the long-term trends of summer precipitation in this region by affecting deep convection and precipitation over the southern slope of the Tibetan Plateau. It is crucial for future water resource management in South Asia to consider the potential reduction in summer precipitation due to ozone recovery.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lu Shen, Daniel J. Jacob, Ritesh Gautam, Mark Omara, Tia R. Scarpelli, Alba Lorente, Daniel Zavala-Araiza, Xiao Lu, Zichong Chen, Jintai Lin
Summary: The study reveals that global methane emissions from oil and gas are 30% higher than reported by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), mainly due to under-reporting by major emitters such as the US, Russia, Venezuela, and Turkmenistan. It also identifies eight countries with high methane emission intensities from the oil and gas sector, and suggests that reducing these intensities to the global average level would significantly decrease global oil and gas emissions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhengyang Hou, Yang Li, Liqiang Zhang, Changqing Song, Jintai Lin, Chenghu Zhou, Yuebin Wang, Ying Qu, Xin Yao, Peichao Gao
Summary: During the Indian lockdown in 2020, the reduction in anthropogenic pollutant emissions resulted in a 71.6% decrease in light-absorbing particles (LAPs) on the Himalayas. The contributions of the Indian lockdown-induced emission reduction to the decrease in LAPs were 46.8%, 81.1%, and 110.5% in the western, central, and eastern Himalayas, respectively. The reduced LAPs may have led to a 27 Mt reduction in ice and snow melt over the Himalayas in April 2020.
Article
Remote Sensing
Yang Li, Zhengyang Hou, Liqiang Zhang, Ying Qu, Guoqing Zhou, Jintai Lin, Jingwen Li, Ke Huang
Summary: By combining Landsat imagery with deep learning, we have quantified the spatio-temporal changes of wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau from 1990 to 2019. Our findings show that the areal extent of wetlands has increased by 31.2% over the past 30 years, with a particularly noticeable growth of 22.5% during 2015-2019. This rapid expansion is primarily associated with increasing rainfall and temperature, which have varying influences on wetland changes across the plateau.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jun-Wei Xu, Jintai Lin, Gan Luo, Jamiu Adeniran, Hao Kong
Summary: The severe problem of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in China has been attributed to both domestic and foreign anthropogenic emissions, with the latter playing a significant role through chemical interactions with local pollutants. Reducing foreign emissions would greatly benefit Chinese air quality.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chi Li, Randall V. Martin, Ronald C. Cohen, Liam Bindle, Dandan Zhang, Deepangsu Chatterjee, Hongjian Weng, Jintai Lin
Summary: This study investigated the simulation of nitrogen oxides (NOx) over the eastern United States using the high-performance implementation of the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model (GCHP) at different horizontal grid resolutions. The results showed that increasing the grid size led to a decrease in afternoon surface NOx mixing ratios over the Great Lakes region and an increase over the southern states. It was also observed that nighttime titration of ozone by surface nitric oxide (NO) was more efficient at coarser resolutions, resulting in longer NOx lifetimes and higher surface mixing ratios of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) over the Great Lakes region. Additionally, the study found that coarse-resolution simulations generally underestimated surface NO2 over the Great Lakes region and overestimated it over the southern states in summer.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2023)
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)
