Study shows Beijing haze linked directly to gaseous pollutants from traffic, industrial emissions
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —A combined team of researchers from the U.S. and China has found a direct link between gaseous pollutants from motorized vehicles and industrial emissions and the thick haze that often covers the Chinese capital. In their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes their study which included taking air samples over a long period of time and what they found in analyzing the data.