Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-31-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-31-2017
Research article
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02 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 02 Jan 2017

Air quality improvement in a megacity: implications from 2015 Beijing Parade Blue pollution control actions

Wen Xu, Wei Song, Yangyang Zhang, Xuejun Liu, Lin Zhang, Yuanhong Zhao, Duanyang Liu, Aohan Tang, Daowei Yang, Dandan Wang, Zhang Wen, Yuepeng Pan, David Fowler, Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., Jan Willem Erisman, Keith Goulding, Yi Li, and Fusuo Zhang

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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of emission control measures implemented in Beijing during the Parade Blue period by integrating our own results, official-released data and modeling data. We demonstrate that emission control measures make a major contribution to air quality improvement in Beijing and surrounding regions. We conclude a joint local and regional control of secondary aerosol precursors to be key to curbing air pollution in Beijing.
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