Ozone pollution in China: A review of concentrations, meteorological influences, chemical precursors, and effects

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 575, Issue , 2017, Pages 1582-1596

  Wang, Tao ^a   Xue, Likun ^b   Brimblecombe, Peter ^c   Lam, Yun Fat ^c   Li, Li ^d   Zhang, Li ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

A review; Chemical precursors; Effect on crops and human health; Meteorological influences; Ozone pollution in China

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CROPS; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); URBAN TRANSPORTATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; CHEMICAL PRECURSORS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5); HUMAN HEALTH; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE; OZONE POLLUTION; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OXYGEN; TRIOXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METEOROLOGY; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CENTRAL CHINA REGION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE NITROGEN OXIDE RATIO; JING JIN JI REGION; METEOROLOGY; NORTH CHINA PLAIN REGION; OZONE LAYER; OZONE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; OZONE SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WESTERN CHINA REGION; YANGTZE RIVER DELTA REGION;

CHINA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 85002701770     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.081     Document Type: Article

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