Chemistry of atmospheric fine particles during the COVID‐19 pandemic in a megacity of eastern China
L Liu, J Zhang, R Du, X Teng, R Hu… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Geophysical Research Letters, 2021•Wiley Online Library
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, enhanced NO3− and SO42− formation was observed during the …
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, enhanced NO3− and SO42− formation was observed during the …
Abstract
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, enhanced NO3− and SO42− formation was observed during the COVID‐19 lockdown because of the enhanced oxidizing capacity. The PM2.5 decrease was only partially offset by enhanced aerosol formation with its reduction reaching 50%. In particular, NO3− decreased largely by 68%. PM2.5 chemical analysis reveals that vehicular emissions mainly contributed to PM2.5 under normal conditions in Hangzhou. Whereas, stationary sources dominated the residual PM2.5 during the COVID‐19 lockdown. This study provides evidence that large reductions in vehicular emissions can effectively mitigate air pollution in megacities.
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