Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14050471
Keywords
visibility; PM; MLH; multi-cities; Northeast China
Funding
- National Key R&D Program Pilot Projects of China [2016YFA0601901]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41605112, 41590874, 41375153]
- CAMS Basis Research Project [2016Z001, 2014R17]
- Climate Change Special Fund of CMA [CCSF201504]
- MOST project [2016YFC0203304]
- Liaoning Provincial Meteorological Bureau [D201501]
- [2016SYIAEZD3]
- [GYHY201406031]
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The variations of visibility, PM-mass concentration and mixing-layer height (MLH) in four major urban/industry regions (Shenyang, Anshan, Benxi and Fushun) of central Liaoning in Northeast China are evaluated from 2009 to 2012 to characterize their dynamic effect on air pollution. The annual mean visibilities are about 13.7 +/- 7.8, 13.5 +/- 6.5, 12.8 +/- 6.1 and 11.5 +/- 6.8 km in Shenyang, Anshan, Benxi and Fushun, respectively. The pollution load (PM x LH) shows a weaker vertical diffusion in Anshan, with a higher PM concentration near the surface. High concentrations of fine-mode particles may be partially attributed to the biomass-burning emissions from September in Liaoning Province and surrounding regions in Northeast China as well as the coal burning during the heating period with lower MLH in winter. The visibility on non-hazy fog days is about 2.5-3.0 times higher than that on hazy and foggy days. The fine-particle concentrations of PM2.5 and PM1.0 on hazy and foggy days are similar to 1.8-1.9 times and similar to 1.5 times higher than those on non-hazy foggy days. The MLH declined more severely during fog pollution than in haze pollution. The results of this study can provide useful information to better recognize the effects of vertical pollutant diffusion on air quality in the multi-cities of central Liaoning Province in Northeast China.
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