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Catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – A review by Kamal, Muhammad Shahzad, Razzak, Shaikh A., Hossain, Mohammad M.

“…Emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is one of the major contributors to air pollution. The main sources of VOCs are petroleum refineries, fuel…”
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A comprehensive analysis of the spatio-temporal variation of urban air pollution in China during 2014–2018 by Fan, Hao, Zhao, Chuanfeng, Yang, Yikun

“…Air pollution has been a serious environmental problem in China that damages human health and causes climate change. While air pollution has been extensively…”
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Air pollution abatement performances of green infrastructure in open road and built-up street canyon environments – A review by Abhijith, K.V., Kumar, Prashant, Gallagher, John, McNabola, Aonghus, Baldauf, Richard, Pilla, Francesco, Broderick, Brian, Di Sabatino, Silvana, Pulvirenti, Beatrice

“…Intensifying the proportion of urban green infrastructure has been considered as one of the remedies for air pollution levels in cities, yet the impact of…”
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Non-exhaust vehicle emissions of particulate matter and VOC from road traffic: A review by Harrison, Roy M., Allan, James, Carruthers, David, Heal, Mathew R., Lewis, Alastair C., Marner, Ben, Murrells, Tim, Williams, Andrew

“…As exhaust emissions of particles and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from road vehicles have progressively come under greater control, non-exhaust emissions…”
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MODIS Collection 6.1 aerosol optical depth products over land and ocean: validation and comparison by Wei, Jing, Li, Zhanqing, Peng, Yiran, Sun, Lin

“…Recently, the newest Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Collection 6.1 (C6.1) aerosol optical depth (AOD) products were available with…”
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Contributions to cities' ambient particulate matter (PM): A systematic review of local source contributions at global level by Karagulian, Federico, Belis, Claudio A., Dora, Carlos Francisco C., Prüss-Ustün, Annette M., Bonjour, Sophie, Adair-Rohani, Heather, Amann, Markus

“…For reducing health impacts from air pollution, it is important to know the sources contributing to human exposure. This study systematically reviewed and…”
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Review on urban vegetation and particle air pollution – Deposition and dispersion by Janhäll, Sara

“…Urban vegetation affects air quality through influencing pollutant deposition and dispersion. Both processes are described by many existing models and…”
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PM10 and PM2.5 emission factors for non-exhaust particles from road vehicles: Dependence upon vehicle mass and implications for battery electric vehicles by Beddows, David C.S., Harrison, Roy M.

“…Governments around the world are legislating to end the sale of conventionally fuelled (gasoline and diesel) internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) and it…”
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Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review by Pant, Pallavi, Harrison, Roy M.

“…Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative…”
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Evolution of the spatiotemporal pattern of PM2.5 concentrations in China – A case study from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region by Yan, Dan, Lei, Yalin, Shi, Yukun, Zhu, Qing, Li, Li, Zhang, Zhien

“…Atmospheric haze pollution has become a global concern because of its severe effects on human health and the environment. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban…”
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A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition of sulfur, nitrogen, sea salt, base cations, organic acids, acidity and pH, and phosphorus by Vet, Robert, Artz, Richard S., Carou, Silvina, Shaw, Mike, Ro, Chul-Un, Aas, Wenche, Baker, Alex, Bowersox, Van C., Dentener, Frank, Galy-Lacaux, Corinne, Hou, Amy, Pienaar, Jacobus J., Gillett, Robert, Forti, M. Cristina, Gromov, Sergey, Hara, Hiroshi, Khodzher, Tamara, Mahowald, Natalie M., Nickovic, Slobodan, Rao, P.S.P., Reid, Neville W.

“…A global assessment of precipitation chemistry and deposition has been carried out under the direction of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global…”
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Worldwide validation of CAMS and MERRA-2 reanalysis aerosol optical depth products using 15 years of AERONET observations by Gueymard, Christian A., Yang, Dazhi

“…This contribution compares 3-hourly estimates of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm (AOD550) and Ångström exponent (AE) from two similar reanalysis models,…”
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Global and regional trends in mercury emissions and concentrations, 2010–2015 by Streets, David G., Horowitz, Hannah M., Lu, Zifeng, Levin, Leonard, Thackray, Colin P., Sunderland, Elsie M.

“…Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element in the Earth's crust. It can be harmful to human health when released in large quantities and/or converted to the…”
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Real world emissions performance of heavy-duty Euro VI diesel vehicles by Grigoratos, Theodoros, Fontaras, Georgios, Giechaskiel, Barouch, Zacharof, Nikiforos

“…Despite that Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) represent a small part of the overall vehicle population they have been identified as one of the most important…”
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Artificial neural networks forecasting of PM2.5 pollution using air mass trajectory based geographic model and wavelet transformation by Feng, Xiao, Li, Qi, Zhu, Yajie, Hou, Junxiong, Jin, Lingyan, Wang, Jingjie

“…In the paper a novel hybrid model combining air mass trajectory analysis and wavelet transformation to improve the artificial neural network (ANN) forecast…”
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Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe – The ESCAPE project by Beelen, Rob, Hoek, Gerard, Vienneau, Danielle, Eeftens, Marloes, Dimakopoulou, Konstantina, Pedeli, Xanthi, Tsai, Ming-Yi, Künzli, Nino, Schikowski, Tamara, Marcon, Alessandro, Eriksen, Kirsten T., Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole, Stephanou, Euripides, Patelarou, Evridiki, Lanki, Timo, Yli-Tuomi, Tarja, Declercq, Christophe, Falq, Grégoire, Stempfelet, Morgane, Birk, Matthias, Cyrys, Josef, von Klot, Stephanie, Nádor, Gizella, Varró, Mihály János, Dėdelė, Audrius, Gražulevičienė, Regina, Mölter, Anna, Lindley, Sarah, Madsen, Christian, Cesaroni, Giulia, Ranzi, Andrea, Badaloni, Chiara, Hoffmann, Barbara, Nonnemacher, Michael, Krämer, Ursula, Kuhlbusch, Thomas, Cirach, Marta, de Nazelle, Audrey, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Bellander, Tom, Korek, Michal, Olsson, David, Strömgren, Magnus, Dons, Evi, Jerrett, Michael, Fischer, Paul, Wang, Meng, Brunekreef, Bert, de Hoogh, Kees

“…Estimating within-city variability in air pollution concentrations is important. Land use regression (LUR) models are able to explain such small-scale…”
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Characterizing remarkable changes of severe haze events and chemical compositions in multi-size airborne particles (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) from January 2013 to 2016–2017 winter in Beijing, China by Shao, Panyang, Tian, Hezhong, Sun, Yujiao, Liu, Huanjia, Wu, Bobo, Liu, Shuhan, Liu, Xiangyang, Wu, Yiming, Liang, Weizhao, Wang, Yong, Gao, Jiajia, Xue, Yifeng, Bai, Xiaoxuan, Liu, Wei, Lin, Shumin, Hu, Guanzheng

“…Severe hazes occurred during 2016–2017 winter manifested winter haze was still a tough challenge in Beijing since the unprecedented haze in January 2013. Three…”
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Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter by Kelly, Frank J., Fussell, Julia C.

“…Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical…”
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Acid deposition in Asia: Emissions, deposition, and ecosystem effects by Duan, Lei, Yu, Qian, Zhang, Qiang, Wang, Zifa, Pan, Yuepeng, Larssen, Thorjørn, Tang, Jie, Mulder, Jan

“…We review and synthesize the current state of knowledge regarding acid deposition and its environmental effects across Asia. The extent and magnitude of acid…”
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Impacts of local vs. trans-boundary emissions from different sectors on PM2.5 exposure in South Korea during the KORUS-AQ campaign by Choi, Jinkyul, Park, Rokjin J., Lee, Hyung-Min, Lee, Seungun, Jo, Duseong S., Jeong, Jaein I., Henze, Daven K., Woo, Jung-Hun, Ban, Soo-Jin, Lee, Min-Do, Lim, Cheol-Soo, Park, Mi-Kyung, Shin, Hye J., Cho, Seogju, Peterson, David, Song, Chang-Keun

“…High concentrations of PM2.5 have become a serious environmental issue in South Korea, which ranked 1st or 2nd among OECD countries in terms of population…”
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