Environmental Studies and Forestry

Increased contribution of biomass burning to haze events in Shanghai since China's clean air actions

W. Fang, N. Evangeliou, et al.

This study unveils the intriguing sources and geographical roots of black carbon aerosols in Shanghai, China, revealing a crucial shift in pollution dynamics over four years. Despite cleaner summer months dominated by fossil fuels, winter's haze packs a punch from biomass burning linked to residential emissions. Conducted by esteemed researchers Wenzheng Fang, Nikolaos Evangeliou, Sabine Eckhardt, Ju Xing, Hailong Zhang, Hang Xiao, Meixun Zhao, and Sang-Woo Kim, this research calls for significant reductions in regional residential emissions to combat climate impact.