High reduction of ozone and particulate matter during the 2016 G-20 summit in Hangzhou by forced emission controls of industry and traffic
Abstract
Many regions in China experience air pollution episodes because of the rapid urbanization and industrialization over the past decades. Here we analyzed the effect of emission controls implemented during the G-20 2016 Hangzhou summit on air quality. Emission controls included a forced closure of highly polluting industries, and limiting traffic and construction emissions in the cities and surroundings. Particles with aerodynamic diameter lower than 2.5 μm (PM_(2.5)) and ozone (O_3) were measured. We also simulated air quality using a forecast system consisting of the two-way coupled Weather Research and Forecast and Community Multi-scale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) model. Results show PM_(2.5) and ozone levels in Hangzhou during the G-20 Summit were considerably lower than previous to the G-20 Summit. The predicted concentrations of ozone were reduced by 25.4%, whereas the predicted concentrations of PM_(2.5) were reduced by 56%.
Additional Information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Received: 10 March 2017. Accepted: 23 May 2017. This work was partially supported by the Department of Science and Technology of China (No. 2016YFC0202702, No. 2014BAC22B06) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21577126). This work was also supported by the Joint NSFC–ISF Research Program (No. 41561144004), jointly funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Israel Science Foundation. Part of this work was also supported by the "Zhejiang 1000 Talent Plan" and Research Center for Air Pollution and Health in Zhejiang University. YZ acknowledges the support from DOE (DE-SC0006695) and NSF (AGS-1049200) at NC State, USA. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the US EPA.Attached Files
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- Department of Science and Technology (China)
- 2016YFC0202702
- Department of Science and Technology (China)
- 2014BAC22B06
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 21577126
- Joint NSFC–ISF Research Program
- 41561144004
- Israel Science Foundation
- Zhejiang University Zhejiang 1000 Talent Plan and Research Center for Air Pollution and Health
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- DE-SC0006695
- NSF
- AGS-1049200
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