Air pollution has always been a major concern of Chinese government and public. Recently, 7 papers on atmospheric chemistry published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS), an international journal hosted by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP)/CAS, have been selected and included in a Spotlight on Air Pollution organized by the world renowned publisher Springer. The Springer Spotlight includes a number of highly mentioned, cited and downloaded articles which are now open for free downloading and reading. (http://www.springer.com/climate/air+pollution?SGWID=0-1768914-0-0-0). 

Making full advantage of research strength of IAP/CAS, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has been closely following the cutting-edge research on atmospheric chemistry. Papers included in the Springer Spotlight are