The most heavily affected areas tend to be downwind of coal-fired power plants and predominantly on the eastern edges of North America, Europe, and south and east of Asia, Doney and his team found.

• 多尼与研究团队发现，影响最为严重的地区为火力发电厂的顺风区，包括北美东岸、欧洲以及亚洲南部与东部。