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Zongbo Shi is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant expertise in Atmospheric Science and related subfields. The scope of their work extensively covers Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds among other topics.

The main topics addressed in Zongbo Shi's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shi are:

  • Roy M. Harrison
  • Weijun Li
  • Pingqing Fu
  • William J. Bloss
  • Lei Liu

Zongbo Shi has published frequently in several scientific journals, with the most common venues including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Faraday Discussions

Representative recent publications by Zongbo Shi feature:

  • "Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns," 2021, Science Advances

Other relevant publications in related fields by collaborators and peers include:

  • "Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies," 2022, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • "Open ocean and coastal new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines around the Antarctic Peninsula," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Ocean fertilization by pyrogenic aerosol iron," 2021, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • "More mileage in reducing urban air pollution from road traffic," 2021, Environment International

The subfields of study within Shi's work include areas such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Best Publications

  • Assessing the impact of clean air action on air quality trends in Beijing using a machine learning technique

    Tuan V. Vu;Zongbo Shi;Jing Cheng;Qiang Zhang

  • Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns.

    Zongbo Shi;Congbo Song;Bowen Liu;Gongda Lu

  • Impacts on iron solubility in the mineral dust by processes in the source region and the atmosphere: A review

    Zongbo Shi;Michael D. Krom;Timothy D. Jickells;Steeve Bonneville

  • Air pollution–aerosol interactions produce more bioavailable iron for ocean ecosystems

    Weijun Li;Liang Xu;Xiaohuan Liu;Jianchao Zhang

  • Characterization of airborne individual particles collected in an urban area, a satellite city and a clean air area in Beijing, 2001

    Zongbo Shi;Longyi Shao;Timothy Peter Jones;Andrew Gordon Whittaker

  • Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies

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  • Fractal Dimensions and Mixing Structures of Soot Particles during Atmospheric Processing

    Yuanyuan Wang;Yuanyuan Wang;Fengshan Liu;Cenlin He;Lei Bi

  • Spatial and seasonal variability of PM 2.5 acidity at two Chinese megacities: insights into the formation of secondary inorganic aerosols

    K. He;Q. Zhao;Y. Ma;F. Duan

  • Atmospheric acidification of mineral aerosols: a source of bioavailable phosphorus for the oceans

    A. Nenes;A. Nenes;M. D. Krom;N. Mihalopoulos;N. Mihalopoulos;P. Van Cappellen

  • A review of receptor modelling of industrially emitted particulate matter

    Adewale M. Taiwo;Roy M. Harrison;Zongbo Shi

  • Microscopy and mineralogy of airborne particles collected during severe dust storm episodes in Beijing, China

    Zongbo Shi;Zongbo Shi;Longyi Shao;Timothy Peter Jones;Senlin Lu

  • Formation of iron nanoparticles and increase in iron reactivity in mineral dust during simulated cloud processing.

    Zongbo Shi;Michael D. Krom;Steeve Bonneville;Alex R. Baker

  • A conceptual framework for mixing structures in individual aerosol particles

    Weijun Li;Jiaxing Sun;Liang Xu;Zongbo Shi

  • Iron dissolution kinetics of mineral dust at low pH during simulated atmospheric processing

    Zongbo Shi;Steeve Bonneville;M. Krom;Ken Carslaw

  • Introduction to the special issue "in-depth study of air pollution sources and processes within Beijing and its surrounding region (APHH-Beijing)"

    Zongbo Shi;Zongbo Shi;Tuan Vu;Simone Kotthaus;Simone Kotthaus;Roy M. Harrison;Roy M. Harrison

  • Increased night-time oxidation over China despite widespread decrease across the globe

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  • Delivery of anthropogenic bioavailable iron from mineral dust and combustion aerosols to the ocean

    A. Ito;Z. Shi

  • Significant Changes in Chemistry of Fine Particles in Wintertime Beijing from 2007 to 2017: Impact of Clean Air Actions.

    Yangmei Zhang;Tuan Van Vu;Junying Sun;Jianjun He

  • Characterization and source apportionment of carbonaceous PM2.5 particles in China - A review

    Xuefang Wu;Xuefang Wu;Tuan V. Vu;Zongbo Shi;Roy M. Harrison

  • Open ocean and coastal new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines around the Antarctic Peninsula

    James Brean;Manuel Dall’Osto;Rafel Simó;ZongBo Shi

  • Influences of sulfate and nitrate on the hygroscopic behaviour of coarse dust particles

    Zongbo Shi;Daizhou Zhang;Masahiko Hayashi;Hiroko Ogata

  • Mass and number size distributions of particulate matter components: Comparison of an industrial site and an urban background site

    Adewale M. Taiwo;David C.S. Beddows;Zongbo Shi;Roy M. Harrison

  • Influence of chemical weathering and aging of iron oxides on the potential iron solubility of Saharan dust during simulated atmospheric processing

    Zongbo Shi;Michael D. Krom;Steeve Bonneville;Alex R. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Weijun Li
Weijun Li Zhejiang University
Pingqing Fu
Pingqing Fu Tianjin University
Longyi Shao
Longyi Shao China University of Mining and Technology
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoye Zhang
Xiaoye Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael D. Krom
Michael D. Krom University of Haifa
William J. Bloss
William J. Bloss University of Birmingham
Daizhou Zhang
Daizhou Zhang Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Fumo Yang
Fumo Yang Sichuan University

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