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Energy and air pollution benefits of household fuel policies in northern China

Meng W, Zhong Q, Chen Y, Shen H, Yun, Smith KR,. Li B, Liu J, Wang X, Ma J, Cheng H, Zeng YE, Guan D, Russell AG, Tao S, 2019, Energy and air pollution benefits of household fuel policies in northern China, , Proc. US Nat Acad Sciences, www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1904182116

Supplementary information is available here.

Indian annual ambient air quality standard is achievable by completely mitigating emissions from household sources

Chowdhury S, Dey S, Guttikunda S, Pillarisetti A, Smith KR, Girolama LD. 2019. Indian annual ambient air quality standard is achievable by completely mitigating emissions from household sources. Proc. US Nat Acad Sciences, pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1900888116

Supplementary Information available here. The supplementary information contains descriptions of the preparation of the emission inventory 16 for cooking, lighting, and space and water heating. 


Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM2.5 exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015

Zhao B, Zheng H, Wang S, Smith KR, Lu X, Aunan K, Gu Y, Wang Y, Ding D, Xing J, Fu X, Yang X, Liou K-N, Hao J. Change in household fuels dominates the decrease in PM 2.5exposure and premature mortality in China in 2005–2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018. 24:201812955. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812955115 PDF | Supplement

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Air quality, health, and climate implications of China’s synthetic natural gas development

Qin Y, Wagner F, Scovronick N, Peng W, Yang J, Zhu T, Smith KR, Mauzerall DL. Air quality, health, and climate implications of China’s synthetic natural gas developmentProc Nat Acad of Sci. March 2017. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1703167114 

Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source

Liu J, Mauzerall DL, Chen Q, Zhang Q, Song Y, Peng W, Klimont Z, Qiu X, Zhang S, Hu M, Smith KR, Zhu T.  Air pollutant emissions from Chinese households: A major and underappreciated ambient pollution source. Proc Nat Acad of Sci June 2016 www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1604537113

Liu et al. Supporting Information 

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