Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…Hence, in this study, the trends in Shandong Province, China, for six criteria pollutants (viz., sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], particulate matter [PM] with an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 µm [PM10], PM with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and ozone [O3]) were analyzed for the period of 2013–2019, when overall emissions of air pollutants decreased, and the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) was applied to evaluate the role of inter-annual and seasonal meteorological changes. …”
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Heterogeneous influences of urban compactness on air pollution: evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China by Dan Yan, Shaoxuan Huang, Guoliang Chen, Huan Tong, Peiyuan Qin

“…The main findings are as follows: (1) From 2010 to 2021, the proportion of cities in China with good air quality significantly increased. …”
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Formation and Evolution Mechanisms of Severe Haze Pollution in the Sichuan Basin, Southwest China by Xianyu Yang, Yaqiong Lu, Xinsheng Zhu, Jianjun He, Qi Jiang, Kai Wu, Haolin Wang, Xiaoling Zhang, Shigong Wang

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Fire Bombings and Forgotten Civilians: The Lawsuit Seeking Compensation for Victims of the Tokyo Air Raids 焼夷弾空襲と忘れられた被災市民―東京大空襲犠牲者による損害賠償請求訴訟... by Cary Karacas

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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

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Recognition of Changes in Air and Soil Temperatures at a Station Typical of China’s Subtropical Monsoon Region (1961–2018) by Ming-jin Zhan, Lingjun Xia, Longfei Zhan, Yuanhao Wang

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Impacts of PM on Indoor Air Quality of Airport Terminal Buildings in a Core City of North China Plain by Yunting Zhao, Wenhui Zheng, Simeng Ma, Weikai Kong, Bo Han, Jian Yu

“…Abstract With the economic growth and globalization, a great deal of airports are being or planned to be constructed or retrofitted in China. The air quality in airport terminal buildings has not been studied as in-depth as airport ambient air quality. …”
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Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer by Akira Yasutake, Jin Ping Cheng, Masako Kiyono, Shimpei Uraguchi, Xiaojie Liu, Kyoko Miura, Yoshiaki Yasuda, Nikolay Mashyanov

“…A current investigation of the mercury distribution in ambient air, soils, and plants suggests that mobile mercury species in soils created elevated mercury concentrations in ambient air and vegetation. …”
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Estimating the Evaporation from Irrigation Canals in Northwestern China Using the Double-Deck Surface Air Layer Model by Suhua Liu, Weizhen Wang, Makito Mori, Tetsuo Kobayashi

“…The DSAL model describes the surface air layer over a canal as a composite air layer with two sublayers, the lower sublayer and the upper sublayer. …”
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Association between solid cooking fuels exposure and metabolic syndrome: Evidence from China by Jiaming Xue, Shuai Chen, Yicheng Jiang, Qi Liu, Yu Wang, Yuwen Jiao, Yuancheng Shao, Jie Zhao, Yan Zhou, Dongmei Wang, Liming Tang

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Month-to-Month Variability of Autumn Sea Ice in the Barents and Kara Seas and Its Relationship to Winter Air Temperature in China by Chuhan Lu, Kaili Li, Shaoqing Xie, Zhaomin Wang, Yujing Qin

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Short-Term Effect of Air Pollution on Daily Hospital Visits for Anxiety Disorders in Southern China with Low Pollution Concentrations by Xinyuan Zhong, Tingting Guo, Jianghui Zhang, Qiong Wang, Rong Yin, Kunpeng Wu, Qing Zou, Meng Zheng, Brian J. Hall, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Kangning Huang, Wen Chen

“…Although the daily levels of most pollutants (PM₁₀, SO₂, CO, NO₂ and O₃) were consistently below China and WHO’s Ambient Air-Quality Standards, significant associations were observed between daily hospital visits for ADs and all six air pollutants. …”
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Change-Oriented Risk Management in Civil Aviation Operation: A Case Study in China Air Navigation Service Provider by Le-ping Yuan, Man Liang, Yiran Xie

“…Compared with the traditional brainstorm process, the SCOHI model provides an explicit way for hazard identification in a dynamic environment. Then, taking an air navigation service provider (ANSP) in Northwest China as an example, a case study of system changes from nonradar control operations to radar control operations is analyzed. …”
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Assessment of Atmospheric PM2.5 and PCDD/Fs Collected by Different High-volume Ambient Air Sampling Systems by Shih Yu Pan, Hung Wei Chen, Shih Chieh Hsu, Charles C.-K. Chou, Yu Chi Lin, Yuan Wu Chen, Kai Hsien Chi

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Impacts of Chemical Initial Conditions in the WRF-CMAQ Model on the Ozone Forecasts in Eastern China by Tangyan Hou, Shaocai Yu, Yaping Jiang, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Pengfei Li, Jianmin Chen, Xiaoye Zhang

“…Abstract Ozone (O3) has become the major factor for exceeding air pollution standards in many Chinese cities, especially in the more economically developed and densely populated regions, such as eastern China. …”
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Impact Assessment of Energy Transition Policy on Air Quality over a Typical District of the Pearl River Delta Region, China by Weidong Chen, Haixian Li, Yun Zhu, Jicheng Jang, Che-Jen Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shuxiao Wang, Jia Xing, Tingting Fang, Jie Li, Qingshan Yang, Kaiming Zheng

“…Abstract Energy transition policies have been proposed for the two imperative tasks of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions peaking and air pollution control in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in China. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 Emergency Response Levels on Air Quality in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China by Jie Li, Haotian Yang, Shuping Zha, Nu Yu, Xingang Liu, Ruofei Sun

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Assessment of Energy Potential and Benefit under the Ground Source Heat Pump Air Conditioning System in Anqing Area of Eastern China by Qing Zhang, Yunfeng Li, Jian Hua, Xiaonan Niu, Lili Hou, Zongfang Chen, Weiya Ge

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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…Abstract We have examined the air quality over China, India and demonstrated marked differences in levels of air pollution resulted from the COVID-19 restrictions during December–April, 2019–20 to that of 11 years mean of 2009–19. …”
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Do meteorological variables impact air quality differently across urbanization gradients? A case study of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China by Bohan Wu, Shuang Zhao, Yuxiang Liu, Chunyan Zhang

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