World renowned publisher Springer recently organized a Spotlight on Air Pollution. Papers of high number of downloads and citations are selected to be included in the Spotlight which is free for reading and downloading (http://www.springer.com/climate/air+pollution?SGWID=0-1768914-0-0-0). 

 Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS), hosted by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and co-published by Springer and Science Press, has been closely following the cutting-edge research on atmospheric chemistry. 7 papers published in AAS, have been included in the Spotlight. They are 

• A review of atmospheric chemistry research in China: Photochemical smog, haze pollution, and gas-aerosol interactions  
• Reductions of PM2.5 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomerations during the 2008 Olympic Games  
• Size distributions of aerosol sulfates and nitrates in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games: Impacts of pollution control measures and regional transport
• Chemical composition of PM2.5 at an urban site of Chengdu in southwestern China
• Using Synoptic Classification and Trajectory Analysis to Assess Air Quality during the Winter Heating Period in Urumqi, China
• A study of the relationship between air pollutants and inversion in the ABL over the city of Lanzhou
• Enhancements of major aerosol components due to additional HONO sources in the North China Plain and implications for visibility and haze

These papers are widely discussed among various social media.