Status and characteristics of ambient PM2.5 pollution in global megacities

Ambient PM2.5 pollution is a substantial threat to public health in global megacities. This paper reviews the PM2.5 pollution of 45 global megacities in 2013, based on mass concentration from official monitoring networks and composition data reported in the literature. The results showed that the fi...

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Published in:	Environment international Vol. 89-90; pp. 212 - 221
Main Authors:	Cheng, Zhen, Luo, Lina, Wang, Shuxiao, Wang, Yungang, Sharma, Sumit, Shimadera, Hikari, Wang, Xiaoliang, Bressi, Michael, de Miranda, Regina Maura, Jiang, Jingkun, Zhou, Wei, Fajardo, Oscar, Yan, Naiqiang, Hao, Jiming
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
Subjects:	Air Pollutants - analysis Air Pollutants - chemistry Air pollution ammonium Asia Chemical composition China Cities emissions Environmental Monitoring - methods Europe India Indo-Gangetic Plain Megacity monitoring New York nitrates North America organic matter Particle Size Particulate Matter - analysis Particulate Matter - chemistry particulates PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) pollution public health seasonal variation Seasons sulfates Urbanization winter INW, China, People's Rep., Tianjin China, People's Rep India, Delhi USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ANW, USA, New York China, People's Rep., Shaanxi Prov., Xian Canada, Ontario, Toronto Spain, Castilla, Madrid New York Indo-Gangetic Plain China India Air pollution Chemical composition PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) Megacity PM(2.5) (fine particulate matter)
ISSN:	0160-4120, 1873-6750, 1873-6750
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