Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
Abstract
Ozone
is
a
pollutant
threatening
the
atmospheric
environment
and
public
health.
Investigating
relationship
sensitivity
between
ozone
level
its
precursors,
including
nitrogen
oxides
(NO
x
)
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOC),
has
been
significant
basis
reference
for
pollution
mitigation.
Through
mining
internal
comparability
individual
data
entire
dataset,
this
study
develops
indexes
assessing
ozone-NO
-VOC
while
performing
case
on
Chinese
cities
from
2015
to
2020.
From
results,
(1)
ozone-precursor
correlation
in
generally
showed
increase-decrease
trends
period
significantly
correlating
aggregating
two
eastern
city
groups.
(2)
Differentiation
NO
-
VOC-limited
production
regimes
located
left
right
sides
of
Hu
Huanyong
Line
gradually
formed
over
past
several
years.
(3)
To
effectively
efficiently
mitigate
pollution,
reducing
emission
large
scale
preventing
VOC
key
urban
agglomerations
with
relatively
developed
economies
aggregated
populations
recommended.
The
assessed
based
quantitative
evaluation
ozone-VOC
correlation,
providing
novel
local-to-global
perspective
understand
contribution
precursors
pollution.
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 123 - 123
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
PM2.5
and
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
have
been
identified
as
the
primary
air
pollutants
affecting
Fenwei
Plain
(FWP),
necessitating
urgent
measures
to
improve
its
quality.
To
gain
a
deeper
understanding
of
formation
mechanisms
these
pollutants,
this
study
employed
various
methods
such
HYSPLIT,
PCT,
PMF
for
analysis.
Our
results
indicate
that
FWP
is
primarily
impacted
by
from
southern
Shaanxi
mass
northwestern
during
winter.
In
contrast,
summer,
it
mainly
influenced
O3
originating
mass.
Specifically,
high-pressure
fronts
are
dominant
weather
pattern
pollution
in
FWP,
while
backs
predominately
pollution.
Regarding
sources
PM2.5,
secondary
nitrates,
vehicle
exhausts,
sulfates
major
contributors.
As
compounds,
liquefied
petroleum
gas
sources,
solvent
usage,
industrial
emissions
sources.
This
holds
crucial
scientific
significance
enhancing
regional
joint
prevention
control
mechanism
pollution,
provides
support
formulating
effective
strategies
control.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(7), P. 4177 - 4192
Published: April 8, 2024
Abstract.
Narrowing
surface
ozone
disparities
between
urban
and
nonurban
areas
escalate
health
risks
in
densely
populated
zones.
A
comprehensive
understanding
of
the
impact
photochemistry
on
this
transition
remains
constrained
by
current
knowledge
aerosol
effects
availability
monitoring.
Here
we
reconstructed
spatiotemporal
gapless
air
quality
concentrations
using
a
novel
transformer
deep
learning
(DL)
framework
capable
perceiving
dynamics
to
analyze
urban–nonurban
differences.
Subsequently,
photochemical
effect
these
discrepancies
was
analyzed
elucidating
shifts
regimes
inferred
from
an
interpretable
machine
method.
The
evaluations
model
exhibited
average
out-of-sample
cross-validation
coefficient
determination
0.96,
0.92,
0.95
for
ozone,
nitrogen
dioxide,
fine
particulate
matter
(PM2.5),
respectively.
sensitivity
areas,
dominated
nitrogen-oxide-limited
(NOx-limited)
regime,
observed
shift
towards
increased
volatile
organic
compounds
(VOCs)
when
extended
areas.
third
“aerosol-inhibited”
regime
identified
Jiaodong
Peninsula,
where
uptake
hydroperoxyl
radicals
onto
aerosols
suppressed
production
under
low
NOx
levels
during
summertime.
reduction
PM2.5
could
increase
VOCs,
necessitating
more
stringent
VOC
emission
abatement
mitigation.
In
2020,
Shandong
surpassed
those
primarily
due
pronounced
decrease
latter
resulting
stronger
suppression
less
PM2.5.
This
case
study
demonstrates
critical
need
advanced
spatially
resolved
models
analysis
tackling
pollution
challenges.
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 1129 - 1129
Published: March 23, 2024
Hyperspectral
remote
sensing
technology
is
an
advanced
and
powerful
tool
that
enables
fine
identification
of
the
numerous
soil
reflectance
spectrum
characteristics.
Heavy
metal(loid)s
(HMs)
are
primary
pollutants
affecting
biodiversity
ecosystem
services.
Estimating
HMs’
concentrations
in
soils
using
hyperspectral
data
effective
method
but
challenging
due
to
effects
varied
properties
measurement-related
errors
inflicted
by
atmospheric
effects.
This
study
focused
on
typical
mining
areas
Fenwei
Plain
(FWP),
China.
Soil-related
were
collected
leveraging
airborne-
ground-based
integrated
observations.
The
eight
HMs,
namely
copper
(Cu),
lead
(Pb),
zinc
(Zn),
nickel
(Ni),
chromium
(Cr),
cadmium
(Cd),
arsenic
(As),
mercury
(Hg),
measured
laboratory
analysis
from
100
situ
samples.
Soil
spectra
processed
based
resampling
envelope
methods.
combination
datasets
optimal
used
build
soil-related
parameter
retrieval
models
three
machine
learning
(ML)
methods,
feasibility
applying
high-performance
model
estimate
HM
was
evaluated
explored.
Spectral
results
show
four
hundred
twenty-eight
bands
five
wavelength
ranges
high
quality
obviously
demonstrate
spectral
characteristics
selected
models.
evaluation
subsets
methods
preprocessing
(ground-
airborne-based
reflectance)
samples
with
random
forest
(RF)
can
obtain
higher
accuracy
than
support
vector
(SVM)
partial
least
squares
(PLS)
denoted
as
AER-ACS-RF
GER-GCS-RF
(the
average
RMSE
values
HMs
2.61
2.53
mg/kg,
respectively).
highest
R2
observed
Cd
As,
equal
value
0.98,
followed
Pb
(R2
=
0.97).
relative
prediction
deviation
(RPD)
Cu
AS
greater
1.9.
Moreover,
presents
a
good
mapping
effect
about
(mg/kg)
areas,
ranging
21.65
31.25
16.38
30.45
62.02
109.48
23.33
32.47
49.81
66.56
0.09
0.23
7.31
12.24
0.03
0.17
respectively.
Atmospheric chemistry and physics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(18), P. 10313 - 10324
Published: Sept. 15, 2023
Abstract.
Exposure
to
elemental
carbon
(EC)
and
NOx
is
a
public
health
issue
that
has
been
gaining
increasing
interest,
with
high
exposure
levels
generally
observed
in
traffic
environments,
e.g.,
roadsides.
Shanghai,
home
approximately
25
million
the
Yangtze
River
Delta
(YRD)
region
eastern
China,
one
of
most
intensive
activity
world.
However,
our
understanding
trend
vehicular
emissions
and,
particular,
response
strict
Covid-19
lockdown
limited
partly
due
lack
long-term
observation
dataset
application
advanced
mathematical
models.
In
this
study,
EC
were
continuously
monitored
at
sampling
site
near
highway
western
Shanghai
for
5
years
(2016–2020).
The
was
used
train
machine
learning
model,
rebuilding
business-as-usual
(BAU)
scenario
2020.
reduction
attributable
found
be
smaller
than
it
appeared
because
first
week
overlapped
Lunar
New
Year
holiday,
whereas,
later
stage
lockdown,
(50
%–70
%)
more
significant,
consistent
satellite
monitoring
NO2
showing
reduced
on
regional
scale.
contrast,
impact
cannot
represented
well
by
simply
comparing
concentration
before
during
conventional
campaigns.
This
study
demonstrates
value
continuous
air
pollutant
roadside
basis.
Combined
quality
changes
future
emission
control
and/or
event-driven
scenarios
are
expected
better
predicted.