Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-4317-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-4317-2015
Research article
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29 Apr 2015
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2015

Evaluating the effects of China's pollution controls on inter-annual trends and uncertainties of atmospheric mercury emissions

Y. Zhao, H. Zhong, J. Zhang, and C. P. Nielsen

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AR by Yu Zhao on behalf of the Authors (03 Feb 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Feb 2015) by Gregory Frost
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (02 Mar 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (08 Mar 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (10 Mar 2015)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (20 Mar 2015) by Gregory Frost
AR by Yu Zhao on behalf of the Authors (25 Mar 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (10 Apr 2015) by Gregory Frost
AR by Yu Zhao on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2015)
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Short summary
China’s atmospheric Hg emissions of anthropogenic origin have been effectively restrained through the national policy of air pollution control. Expansion of technologies with high energy efficiencies and air pollutant removal rates leads to a much slower growth of Hg emissions than that of energy and economy. However, increased uncertainties of Hg emissions are quantified from 2005 to 2012, attributed to the unclear operation status or small sample size of field tests on those technologies.
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