Effects of Anthropogenic Emissions from Different Sectors on PM2.5 Concentrations in Chinese Cities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
2.3. GeoDetector Model
3. Results
3.1. Analysis on the National Annual Scale
3.2. Analysis on the National Seasonal Scale
3.3. Analysis on the Regional Annual Scale
3.4. Analysis on the Regional Seasonal Scale
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PM2.5 | fine particulate matter |
NOx | nitrogen oxides |
VOCs | volatile organic compounds |
SO2 | sulfur dioxide |
NH3 | ammonia |
UYR | the upper zone of the Yellow River |
MUPR | the middle and upper zone of the Pearl River |
MYR | the middle zone of the Yellow River |
NC | the northern coastal zone |
NE | the northeast zone |
MUYR | the middle and upper zone of the Yangtze River |
SC | the southeast coastal zone |
XJ | the Xinjiang zone |
QTP | the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau |
EC | the eastern coastal area |
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Yang, J.; Liu, P.; Song, H.; Miao, C.; Wang, F.; Xing, Y.; Wang, W.; Liu, X.; Zhao, M. Effects of Anthropogenic Emissions from Different Sectors on PM2.5 Concentrations in Chinese Cities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 10869. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010869
Yang J, Liu P, Song H, Miao C, Wang F, Xing Y, Wang W, Liu X, Zhao M. Effects of Anthropogenic Emissions from Different Sectors on PM2.5 Concentrations in Chinese Cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(20):10869. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010869
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jie, Pengfei Liu, Hongquan Song, Changhong Miao, Feng Wang, Yu Xing, Wenjie Wang, Xinyu Liu, and Mengxin Zhao. 2021. "Effects of Anthropogenic Emissions from Different Sectors on PM2.5 Concentrations in Chinese Cities" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20: 10869. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010869