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08 Apr 2022
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| 08 Apr 2022
| 08 Apr 2022
The formation and mitigation of nitrate pollution: comparison between urban and suburban environments
Suxia Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yuwen Peng
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Shan Huang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Wei Chen
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Weiwei Hu
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Chenglei Pei
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Guangzhou Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510060, China
Jun Zhou
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
David D. Parrish
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Wenjie Wang
State Joint Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
Xianjun He
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Chunlei Cheng
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for on-line Source Apportionment
System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Xiao-Bing Li
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Xiaoyun Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Yu Song
State Joint Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
Haichao Wang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou
510275, China
Jipeng Qi
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Baolin Wang
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China
Chen Wang
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China
Chaomin Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Zelong Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Tiange Li
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
E Zheng
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Sihang Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Caihong Wu
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Mingfu Cai
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Chenshuo Ye
State Joint Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
Wei Song
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Peng Cheng
Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for on-line Source Apportionment
System of Air Pollution, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
Duohong Chen
Guangzhou Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510060, China
Xinming Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Zhanyi Zhang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Xuemei Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Junyu Zheng
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
Min Shao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
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Short summary
We use a model constrained using observations to study the formation of nitrate aerosol in and downwind of a representative megacity. We found different contributions of various chemical reactions to ground-level nitrate concentrations between urban and suburban regions. We also show that controlling VOC emissions are effective for decreasing nitrate formation in both urban and regional environments, although VOCs are not direct precursors of nitrate aerosol.
We use a model constrained using observations to study the formation of nitrate aerosol in and...
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