Atmospheric Pollution and Urban Development in China

Atmospheric Pollution and Urban Development in China

The Atmospheric Pollution in Urban Italian Cities

This contribution regards three fundamental aspects of the urban pollution, sources, diffusion and chemical composition with relative speciation, pointing out the anthropogenic activities and their relationship with the environmental sustainability. The chemical parameters ruled by laws (conventional pollutants) are evidenced together with other species not ruled (no conventional pollutants) bu...

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...

Air pollution, economic development of communities, and health status among the elderly in urban China.

In Western societies, the impact of air pollution on residents' health is higher in less wealthy communities. However, it is not clear whether such an interaction effect applies to developing countries. The authors examine how the level of community development modifies the impact of air pollution on health outcomes of the Chinese elderly using data from the third wave of the Chinese Longitudin...