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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 23-36Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60377-0
Keywords
O-3; cluster analysis; temporal variation; smog production algorithm; Pearl River Delta
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21190052, 41121004]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB05010500]
- National Public Benefit Special Fund for Environmental Protection Research [201009001-4]
- Special Fund of State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control [13Z02ESPCP]
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Based on the observation by a Regional Air Quality Monitoring Network including 16 monitoring stations, temporal and spatial variations of ozone (O-3), NO2 and total oxidant (Ox) were analyzed by both linear regression and cluster analysis. A fast increase of regional O-3 concentrations of 0.86 ppbV/yr was found for the annual averaged values from 2006 to 2011 in Guangdong, China. Such fast O-3 increase is accompanied by a correspondingly fast NOx reduction as indicated by a fast NO2 reduction rate of 0.61 ppbV/yr. Based on a cluster analysis, the monitoring stations were classified into two major categories rural stations (non-urban) and suburban/urban stations. The O-3 concentrations at rural stations were relatively conserved while those at suburban/urban stations showed a fast increase rate of 2.0 ppbV/yr accompanied by a NO2 reduction rate of 1.2 ppbV/yr. Moreover, a rapid increase of the averaged O-3 concentrations in springtime (13%/yr referred to 2006 level) was observed, which may result from the increase of solar duration, reduction of precipitation in Guangdong and transport from Eastern Central China. Application of smog production algorithm showed that the photochemical O-3 production is mainly volatile organic compounds (VOC)-controlled. However, the photochemical O-3 production is sensitive to both NOx and VOC for O-3 pollution episode. Accordingly, it is expected that a combined NOx and VOC reduction will be helpful for the reduction of the O-3 pollution episodes in Pearl River Delta while stringent VOC emission control is in general required for the regional O-3 pollution control.
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