期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 218, 期 -, 页码 86-94出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.027
关键词
Ammonia emissions; Air pollution; Haze formation; Nitrogen; Panel model; Food security
资金
- National Key Research and Development Project of China [2016YFC0207906]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LR15G030001, LQ14G030011]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Newton Fund via UK BBSRC/NERC [BB/N013484/1]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/N013484/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Natural Environment Research Council [ceh020001] Funding Source: researchfish
- BBSRC [BB/N013484/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- NERC [ceh020001] Funding Source: UKRI
Urban air quality in China has been declining substantially in recent years due to severe haze episodes. The reduction of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions since 2013 does not yet appear to yield substantial benefits for haze mitigation. As the reductions of those key precursors to secondary aerosol formation appears not to sufficient, other crucial factors need to be considered for the design of effective air pollution control strategies. Here we argue that ammonia (NH3) plays a - so far - under-estimated role in the formation of secondary inorganic aerosols, a main component of urban fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in China. By analyzing in situ concentration data observed in major cities alongside gridded emission data obtained from remote sensing and inventories, we find that emissions of NH3 have a more robust association with the spatiotemporal variation of PM2.5 levels than emissions of SO2 and NOx. As a consequence, we argue that urban PM2.5 pollution in China in many locations is substantially affected by NH3 emissions. We highlight that more efforts should be directed to the reduction of NH3 emissions that help mitigate PM2.5 pollution more efficiently than other PM2.5 precursors. Such efforts will yield substantial co-benefits by improving nitrogen use efficiency in farming systems. As a consequence, such integrated strategies would not only improve urban air quality, but also contribute to China's food-security goals, prevent further biodiversity loss, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead to economic savings. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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