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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8907-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-8907-2025
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14 Aug 2025
Research article |  | 14 Aug 2025

Ozone (O3) observations in Saxony, Germany, for 1997–2020: trends, modelling and implications for O3 control

Yaru Wang, Dominik van Pinxteren, Andreas Tilgner, Erik Hans Hoffmann, Max Hell, Susanne Bastian, and Hartmut Herrmann

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Tropospheric ground-level ozone (O3) is a global air quality pollutant and greenhouse gas. Long-term O3 trends from 16 stations in Saxony, Germany, were compared over three periods, revealing worsened O3 pollution over the last decade. O3 formation has been volatile organic compound (VOC)-limited at traffic and urban sites for the past 20 years. To mitigate O3 pollution, moderate nitrogen oxides and additional VOC controls, particularly in solvent use, should be prioritized in the coming years.
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