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

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-4317-2015

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East Asia emissions assessment (EA2)

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-4317-2015

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29 Apr 2015

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| 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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RC C9372: 'grammar and spelling', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Nov 2014
- AC C11814: 'Main revisions and response to reviewer 1’s comments', Yu Zhao, 03 Feb 2015
RC C9433: 'Important topic', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Nov 2014
- AC C11816: 'Main revisions and response to reviewer 2’s comments', Yu Zhao, 03 Feb 2015
RC C9643: 'Editing and more comparison to literature needed', Anonymous Referee #3, 26 Nov 2014
- AC C11820: 'Main revisions and response to reviewer 3’s comments', Yu Zhao, 03 Feb 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

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

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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.