Articles | Volume 21, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17115-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17115-2021
Research article
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25 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2021

Changes in PM2.5 concentrations and their sources in the US from 1990 to 2010

Ksakousti Skyllakou, Pablo Garcia Rivera, Brian Dinkelacker, Eleni Karnezi, Ioannis Kioutsioukis, Carlos Hernandez, Peter J. Adams, and Spyros N. Pandis

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-495', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jul 2021
    • AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Spyros Pandis, 02 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-495', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Jul 2021
    • AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Spyros Pandis, 02 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Spyros Pandis on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Sep 2021) by Qiang Zhang
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (19 Sep 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (02 Oct 2021) by Qiang Zhang
AR by Spyros Pandis on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (26 Oct 2021) by Qiang Zhang
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Short summary
Significant reductions in pollutant emissions took place in the US from 1990 to 2010. The reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from electric-generating units have dominated the reductions in fine particle mass. The reductions in transportation emissions have led to a 30 % reduction of elemental concentrations and of organic particulate matter by a factor of 3. On the other hand, changes in biomass burning and biogenic secondary organic aerosol have been modest.
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