Measurement report: Anthropogenic activities reduction suppresses HONO formation: direct evidence for secondary pollution control
Mingzhu Zhai,Shengrui Tong,Wenqian Zhang,Hailiang Zhang,Xin Li,Xiaoqi Wang,and Maofa Ge
Mingzhu Zhai
State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Wenqian Zhang
NEAC Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environment in Minority Areas, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Xiaoqi Wang
Key Laboratory of Beijing on Regional Air Pollution Control, Faculty of Environment Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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To explore how anthropogenic activities affect HONO formation, we conducted comprehensive observations in Beijing. During clean periods with a 53 % drop in Traffic Performance Index, HONO, CO, and NO2 levels decreased by 2–3 times compared to polluted periods. Emission reduction simulations showed that a 50 % NOx reduction could lower HONO by up to 46.3 %, indicating that reducing anthropogenic activities significantly suppresses HONO formation and provides direct evidence for pollution control.
To explore how anthropogenic activities affect HONO formation, we conducted comprehensive...