Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts
Ozone (O _3 ) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China, after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite substantial decreases in the concentrations of other air pollutants—ambient O _3 concentrations paradoxically increased...
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| author | Tao Wang Likun Xue Zhaozhong Feng Jianing Dai Yingnan Zhang Yue Tan |
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| description | Ozone (O _3 ) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China, after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite substantial decreases in the concentrations of other air pollutants—ambient O _3 concentrations paradoxically increased in many urban areas. The worsening urban O _3 pollution has fuelled numerous studies in recent years, which have enriched knowledge about O _3 -related processes and their impacts. In this article, we synthesise the key findings of over 500 articles on O _3 over mainland China that were published in the past six years in English-language journals. We focus on recent changes in O _3 concentrations, their meteorological and chemical drivers, complex O _3 responses to the drastic decrease in human activities during coronavirus disease 2019 lockdowns, several emerging chemical processes, impacts on crops and trees, and the latest government interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ae4ec899c5049de824a9aa7aed5bab82023-08-09T15:29:05ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262022-01-0117606300310.1088/1748-9326/ac69feGround-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impactsTao Wang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4765-9377Likun Xue1Zhaozhong Feng2Jianing Dai3Yingnan Zhang4Yue Tan5Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong 999077, People’s Republic of ChinaEnvironment Research Institute, Shandong University , Qingdao 266237, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology , Nanjing 210044, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong 999077, People’s Republic of China; Max Planck Institute for Meteorology , Hamburg, GermanyEnvironment Research Institute, Shandong University , Qingdao 266237, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong 999077, People’s Republic of ChinaOzone (O _3 ) in the troposphere is an air pollutant and a greenhouse gas. In mainland China, after the Air Pollution Prevention and Action Plan was implemented in 2013—and despite substantial decreases in the concentrations of other air pollutants—ambient O _3 concentrations paradoxically increased in many urban areas. The worsening urban O _3 pollution has fuelled numerous studies in recent years, which have enriched knowledge about O _3 -related processes and their impacts. In this article, we synthesise the key findings of over 500 articles on O _3 over mainland China that were published in the past six years in English-language journals. We focus on recent changes in O _3 concentrations, their meteorological and chemical drivers, complex O _3 responses to the drastic decrease in human activities during coronavirus disease 2019 lockdowns, several emerging chemical processes, impacts on crops and trees, and the latest government interventions.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac69feozoneO3Chinaozone trendozone impact on crops and forestsozone formation and transport |
| spellingShingle | Tao Wang Likun Xue Zhaozhong Feng Jianing Dai Yingnan Zhang Yue Tan Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts Environmental Research Letters ozone O3 China ozone trend ozone impact on crops and forests ozone formation and transport |
| title | Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| title_full | Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| title_fullStr | Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| title_short | Ground-level ozone pollution in China: a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| title_sort | ground level ozone pollution in china a synthesis of recent findings on influencing factors and impacts |
| topic | ozone O3 China ozone trend ozone impact on crops and forests ozone formation and transport |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac69fe |
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