Causes of ozone pollution in summer in Wuhan, Central China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 241, Issue , 2018, Pages 852-861

  Zeng, P ^a,b   Lyu, X P ^b   Guo, H ^b   Cheng, H R ^a   Jiang, F ^c   Pan, W Z ^b   Wang, Z W ^a   Liang, S W ^d   Hu, Y Q ^d  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Wuhan Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Control measures; O3 formation; Source apportionment; Vehicle exhausts; VOCs

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; STORMS; URBAN GROWTH; VEHICLES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CONTROL MEASURES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; O3 FORMATION; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXHAUST EMISSION; OZONE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; HURRICANE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; SUMMER; SYNTHESIS; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION; SEASON;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85049314595     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.042     Document Type: Article

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