Formation, features and controlling strategies of severe haze-fog pollutions in China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 578, Issue , 2017, Pages 121-138

  Fu, Hongbo ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Fine particles; Fog haze pollution; Health

Indexed keywords

FOG; HEALTH;

ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH; CHINA; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONTROLLING STRATEGIES; FINE PARTICLES; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HAZE POLLUTIONS; VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOG; FORMATION MECHANISM; HAZE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROL STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOG; HAZE; HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; WEATHER; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 85002568883     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.201     Document Type: Article

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