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Chemistry of Atmospheric Fine Particles During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Megacity of Eastern China.

ABSTRACT: Air pollution in megacities represents one of the greatest environmental challenges. Our observed results show that the dramatic NO_x decrease (77%) led to significant O₃ increases (a factor of 2) during the COVID-19 lockdown in megacity Hangzhou, China. Model simulations further demonstrate large increases of daytime OH and HO₂ radicals and nighttime NO₃ radical, which can promote the gas-phase reaction and nocturnal multiphase chemistry. Therefore, enhanced NO₃ ^- and SO₄ ^2- formation was observed during the COVID-19 lockdown because of the enhanced oxidizing capacity. The PM_2.5 decrease was only partially offset by enhanced aerosol formation with its reduction reaching 50%. In particular, NO₃ ^- decreased largely by 68%. PM_2.5 chemical analysis reveals that vehicular emissions mainly contributed to PM_2.5 under normal conditions in Hangzhou. Whereas, stationary sources dominated the residual PM_2.5 during the COVID-19 lockdown. This study provides evidence that large reductions in vehicular emissions can effectively mitigate air pollution in megacities.

SUBMITTER: Liu L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7883225 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chemistry of Atmospheric Fine Particles During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Megacity of Eastern China.

Liu Lei L Zhang Jian J Du Rongguang R Teng Xiaomi X Hu Rui R Yuan Qi Q Tang Shanshan S Ren Chuanhua C Huang Xin X Xu Liang L Zhang Yinxiao Y Zhang Xiaoye X Song Congbo C Liu Bowen B Lu Gongda G Shi Zongbo Z Li Weijun W

Geophysical research letters 20210118 2

Air pollution in megacities represents one of the greatest environmental challenges. Our observed results show that the dramatic NOx decrease (77%) led to significant O3 increases (a factor of 2) during the COVID-19 lockdown in megacity Hangzhou, China. Model simulations further demonstrate large increases of daytime OH and HO2 radicals and nighttime NO3 radical, which can promote the gas-phase reaction and nocturnal multiphase chemistry. Therefore, en ...[more]

PMID: 33612876

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Chemistry of Atmospheric Fine Particles During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Megacity of Eastern China.

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Chemistry of Atmospheric Fine Particles During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Megacity of Eastern China.

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