Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16060985
Keywords
PM2; 5concentration; spatial-temporal evolution; socioeconomic influence factors; China
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41071085, 41601169]
- Science and Technology Service Network Initiative of Chinese Academy of Sciences [KFJ-STS-ZDTP-011]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD1100100]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [BK20161088]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
PM2.5 is a main source of China's frequent air pollution. Using real-time monitoring of PM2.5 data in 338 Chinese cities during 2014-2017, this study employed multi-temporal and multi-spatial scale statistical analysis to reveal the temporal and spatial characteristics of PM2.5 patterns and a spatial econometric model to quantify the socio-economic driving factors of PM2.5 concentration changes. The results are as follows: (1) The annual average value of PM2.5 concentration decreased year by year and the monthly average showed a U-shaped curve from January to December. The daily mean value of PM2.5 concentration had the characteristics of pulse-type fluctuation and the hourly variation presented a bimodal curve. (2) During 2014-2017, the overall PM2.5 pollution reduced significantly, but that of more than two-thirds of cities still exceeded the standard value (35 g/m(3)) regulated by Chinese government. PM2.5 pollution patterns showed high values in central and eastern Chinese cities and low values in peripheral areas, with the distinction evident along the same line that delineates China's uneven population distribution. (3) Population agglomeration, industrial development, foreign investment, transportation, and pollution emissions contributed to the increase of PM2.5 concentration. Urban population density contributed most significantly while economic development and technological progress reduced PM2.5 concentration. The results also suggest that China in general remains a pollution shelter for foreign-funded enterprises.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available