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Article: Evaluating the "2+26" regional strategy for air quality improvement during two air pollution alerts in Beijing: Variations in PM2.5 concentrations, source apportionment, and the relative contribution of local emission and regional transport

TitleEvaluating the "2+26" regional strategy for air quality improvement during two air pollution alerts in Beijing: Variations in PM<inf>2.5</inf> concentrations, source apportionment, and the relative contribution of local emission and regional transport
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Issue Date2019
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2019, v. 19, n. 10, p. 6879-6891 How to Cite?
AbstractTo comprehensively evaluate the effects of the recent “2+26” regional strategy for air quality improvement, we compared the variations in PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing during four pollution episodes with different emission-reduction strategies. The 2+26 strategy implemented in March 2018 led to a mean PM2.5 concentration 16.43 % lower than that during the pollution episode in March 2013, when no specific emission-reduction measures were in place. The same 2+26 strategy implemented in November 2017 led to a mean PM2.5 concentration 32.70 % lower than that during the pollution episode in November 2016, when local emission-reduction measures were implemented. The results suggested that the effects of the 2+26 regional emission-reduction measures on PM2.5 reductions were influenced by a diversity of factors and could differ significantly during specific pollution episodes. Furthermore, we found the proportions of sulfate ions decreased significantly, and nitrate ions were the dominant PM2.5 components during the two 2+26 orange alert periods. Meanwhile, the relative contribution of coal combustion to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing during the pollution episodes in March 2013, November 2016, November 2017 and March 2018 was 40 %, 34 %, 28 % and 11 %, respectively, indicating that the recent “Coal to Gas” project and the contingent 2+26 strategy led to a dramatic decrease in coal combustion in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. On the other hand, the relative contribution of vehicle exhaust during the 2+26 orange alert periods in November 2017 and March 2018 reached 40 % and 54 %, respectively. The relative contribution of local emissions to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing also varied significantly and ranged from 49.46 % to 89.35 % during the four pollution episodes. These results suggested that the 2+26 regional emission-reduction strategy should be implemented with red air pollution alerts during heavy pollution episodes to intentionally reduce the dominant contribution of vehicle exhausts to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing, while specific emission-reduction measures should be implemented accordingly for different cities within the 2+26 framework.
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dc.contributor.authorChen, Ziyue-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Danlu-
dc.contributor.authorWen, Wei-
dc.contributor.authorZhuang, Yan-
dc.contributor.authorKwan, Mei Po-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Bin-
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Bo-
dc.contributor.authorYang, Lin-
dc.contributor.authorGao, Bingbo-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Ruiyuan-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Bing-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T03:34:44Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-21T03:34:44Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2019, v. 19, n. 10, p. 6879-6891-
dc.identifier.issn1680-7316-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/299590-
dc.description.abstractTo comprehensively evaluate the effects of the recent “2+26” regional strategy for air quality improvement, we compared the variations in PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing during four pollution episodes with different emission-reduction strategies. The 2+26 strategy implemented in March 2018 led to a mean PM2.5 concentration 16.43 % lower than that during the pollution episode in March 2013, when no specific emission-reduction measures were in place. The same 2+26 strategy implemented in November 2017 led to a mean PM2.5 concentration 32.70 % lower than that during the pollution episode in November 2016, when local emission-reduction measures were implemented. The results suggested that the effects of the 2+26 regional emission-reduction measures on PM2.5 reductions were influenced by a diversity of factors and could differ significantly during specific pollution episodes. Furthermore, we found the proportions of sulfate ions decreased significantly, and nitrate ions were the dominant PM2.5 components during the two 2+26 orange alert periods. Meanwhile, the relative contribution of coal combustion to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing during the pollution episodes in March 2013, November 2016, November 2017 and March 2018 was 40 %, 34 %, 28 % and 11 %, respectively, indicating that the recent “Coal to Gas” project and the contingent 2+26 strategy led to a dramatic decrease in coal combustion in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. On the other hand, the relative contribution of vehicle exhaust during the 2+26 orange alert periods in November 2017 and March 2018 reached 40 % and 54 %, respectively. The relative contribution of local emissions to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing also varied significantly and ranged from 49.46 % to 89.35 % during the four pollution episodes. These results suggested that the 2+26 regional emission-reduction strategy should be implemented with red air pollution alerts during heavy pollution episodes to intentionally reduce the dominant contribution of vehicle exhausts to PM2.5 concentrations in Beijing, while specific emission-reduction measures should be implemented accordingly for different cities within the 2+26 framework.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleEvaluating the "2+26" regional strategy for air quality improvement during two air pollution alerts in Beijing: Variations in PM<inf>2.5</inf> concentrations, source apportionment, and the relative contribution of local emission and regional transport-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.5194/acp-19-6879-2019-
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dc.identifier.volume19-
dc.identifier.issue10-
dc.identifier.spage6879-
dc.identifier.epage6891-
dc.identifier.eissn1680-7324-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000468810000001-

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