Severe Pollution in China Amplified by Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Pollution and Urban Development in China

Atmospheric lead pollution in fine particulate matter in Shanghai, China.

The Pb-monitoring program was extended for 6 years from 2002 to 2007 at 17 representative urban sites (6 traffic, 5 industrial, and 6 residential sites), and 3 suburban sites to assess the lead pollution in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) after phasing out leaded gasoline in Shanghai. Compared with Pb levels reported in other places, the Pb pollution in Shanghai is still serious after phasing o...

Atmospheric Effects on Winter SO2 Pollution in Lanzhou China

Lanzhou is one of the most polluted cities in China. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentrations have shown evident seasonal variability. Pollution was generally within the second-level criterion (b0.15mgm) in spring, summer, and fall but wasmuch higher than the second-level criterion and sometimes reaches mid-level pollution (APIN200) in winter. Meteorological conditions (low winds, stable stratificat...

Pulmonary Function Impairment Produced by Atmospheric Pollution.

T HE INSPIRED AIR MAY BE POLLUTED by a variety of factors ranging from personal air pollution, as cigarette smoking, to contamination of all the air in a locality as occurs in Los Angeles or the Tokyo-Yokohama area of Japan. The rapid expansion of industry, the use of synthetic chemicals and the increased use of the automobile have created many air pollution problems, so that the clean air supp...

Environmental Management & Pollution SECONDARY ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION

4.2 Acid Deposition Acid rain was first identified in the 19th century, when English pharmacist Robert Angus Smith measured high acidity levels in rain falling over industrial regions of England and much lower levels in less-polluted areas near the coast. However, this pattern did not receive sustained attention until biologists began to notice sharp declines in fish populations in lakes in Nor...