Quantification of the enhanced effectiveness of NOx control from simultaneous reductions of VOC and NH3 for reducing air pollution in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, China

Xing, Jia; Ding, Dian; Wang, Shuxiao; Zhao, Bin; Jang, Carey; Wu, Wenjing; Zhang, Fenfen; Zhu, Yun; Hao, Jiming

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7799-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7799-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7799-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

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04 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 04 Jun 2018

Quantification of the enhanced effectiveness of NO_x control from simultaneous reductions of VOC and NH₃ for reducing air pollution in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, China

Jia Xing, Dian Ding, Shuxiao Wang, Bin Zhao, Carey Jang, Wenjing Wu, Fenfen Zhang, Yun Zhu, and Jiming Hao

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RC1: 'comment on “Quantification of the enhanced effectiveness of NOx control from simultaneous reductions of VOC and NH3 for reducing air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China”', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to comments from Referee #1 on “Quantification of the enhanced effectiveness of NOx control from simultaneous reductions of VOC and NH3 for reducing air pollution in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China” by Xing et al.', J. X. XING, 15 Apr 2018
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AR by J. X. XING on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (20 Apr 2018) by Bryan N. Duncan

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 May 2018) by Bryan N. Duncan

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ED: Publish as is (04 May 2018) by Bryan N. Duncan

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NO_x is the common precursor for both PM_2.5 and O₃ pollution, while the effectiveness of NO_x controls for reducing PM_2.5 and O₃ are largely influenced by the ambient levels of NH₃ and VOCs. This study developed a new method to quantify the nonlinear effectiveness of emission controls for reducing PM_2.5 and O₃. The new method not only substantially reduces the computational burden but also provides a series of quantitative indicators to quantify the nonlinear control effectiveness.